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The Daily Dispatch: January 30, 1865., [Electronic resource], "rich man's War — poor man's fight." (search)
The Court having again attended to-day, pursuant to their adjournment on Wednesday last, to further consider the requisition of the Governor for slaves from this county to labor on the fortifications and other works necessary for the public defence, made pursuant to law, and six of the Justices being present, doth order that the following slaveholders, hirers and public hospitals produce to the Sheriff of this county, at the Court-house thereof, on Monday, the 30th day of the present month (January), by 12 o'clock M. of that day, the number of slaves, between the ages of eighteen and fifty-five years, annexed to their names in the subjoined list, to labor as above indicated; on which day the Court will proceed finally to dispose of the whole matter, and to direct the Sheriff to take into possession the slaves of all such holders, hirers and hospitals, who, on that day, are not excused or otherwise exempted, and ordered the same to be published in the Richmond Dispatch until that day.