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The Daily Dispatch: April 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
y, in the upper end of Hanover, three miles from Beaver Dam Depot, on the Virginia Central Railroad, and half a mile from Green Bay Crossing, the following properly, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the debt, $2,084.80, secured by said deed of trust, with interest thereon from the 24th October, 1860, and all costs of preparing and enforcing said deed of trust, selling the Negroes first. The property to be sold is thus described in the deed of trust: "Five Slaves — man Henry, man Ned, boy John, girl Jane, and woman Milly; and the Tract of land, in the county of Hanover, on which the said Burwell B. Dickinson now resides, with all the appurtenances thereof, estimated to contain 56½ acres, being the same land which was conveyed to the said Burwell B. Dickinson by Wm. Hancock, and which adjoins the lands of E. A. Rowzle, Michael Schroeder, and William T. Dickinson." Title believed to be good, but I shall only pass the title vested in me by the deed of trust. John pag
The Daily Dispatch: April 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], The civil war. (search)
, was lazily grazing within a short distance of the well. The devil himself, or some other wicked spirit, put it into Ned's cranium to have a little fun; so he quietly slipped up to the horse, unbuckled the strap, and approached with slow and mrusalem !" said he, "the old cuss will be a-top o' me fore I can say Jack Robinson Whoa ! dang you, whoa !" Just then Ned drew up to the edge of the well, and with his foot kicked a little dirt into it. "Oh ! Lord !" exclaimed Jake, fallin!--Now I lay me down to sleep — Whoa ! Ball — I pray the Lord my soul to — Whoa ! now — Oh, Lord have mercy on me ! " Ned could hold in no longer, and, fearful that Jake might suffer from his fright, he revealed himself. Probably Ned didn'Probably Ned didn't make tracks with his heels toward that well. May-be Jake wasn't up to the top of it in short order. May-be not. I don't know. But I do know that if Jake finds out who sent you this, it will the last squib you'll get fr