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Robert Thruston Hubard's Negroes in Buckingham
WRITING BOOK

THE COACH DOG

Let youth be aware that the first impression which the
world takes of us, seldom or never wears out.

It is a great happiness to have virtuous parents, rela-
tives, tutors, and domestics, as it is from them that we re-
ceive our principles and habits.

We should not measure men by Sundays, without look-
ing to what they do all the week after.

I wish to make this little book a Register
of the Negroes owned by me in Buckingham;
to insert their names and ages, and to note
births and deaths among them. The master
should know not only the names, but study the
characters and ascertain the age of his slaves.
It is important to know their age, because slaves
over 16, and also between 12 and 16 are subjects
of taxation ; because this knowledge is useful
and necesary in the division and distribution
of property ; and desirable whenever circum-
=stances require that the owner should sell
any of his slaves.

My sons will perhaps be glad to
have this information, and that alone is
a sufficient reason for my undertaking
to embody and transmit it for future
reference.

R. T. Hubard
Oct.1841

When I was married, I had between
70 and 75 Negroes. After my marriage,
my wife's father gave Susan a maid,
and at his death he gave us 22 more
negroes.

R. T. H.
Oct.1841

Age ascertained and brought down to fall of 1846.

• Sam 61
• Billy Bait 58
• Bob (cart driver) 54
• (Harry) died Oct 1847 55
• Jacob 53
• Daniel 52
• (Aggy) Died Jany 1848 76
• Broughton 66
• Isham 30
• Abel 21
• Ben 33
• Nutty 70
• Lewis 50
• Robin born March 1822 25
• Peggy 23
• Martha Ann 19
• Betty 17
• Nanny born March 1831 15
• Macedonia 13
• Harriet 11
• Philip born Sept 1839 6

• Alice born May 1818 28
• Joe 10
• Nelly born June 1838 8

The foregoing negroes came by my
wife. She also inherited Frank Goode
who died of dropsy in 1841.

The following negroes, I bought
of P A Bolling

• John born July 1817 29
• Davy 26
• Ursula 24
• Henry 20
• Edward 17
• Nutty 16
• Emma child of Graso born July 1839 7
• Harrison born Jany 1840 6
• Thomas born Nov. 2nd 1843 3

The following slaves belonged
to me & were moved from Nelson
after my marriage

• Old Ben 73

• Caty Died in July 1848 56
• Nancy 27
• Ellen born in Dec 1840 6
• Martha 25
• Shadrick born April 1844 2
• Joe/Betsy Ann Twins of Martha born July '45 1
• Bims 17
• Ben jr 16
• Dick 39
• Amelia 32
• Shepherd 10
• Emily born Jany 1868
• Sarah born July 1841
• Ralph " Nov. 1844
• Frank 35
• Fanny 34
• Frank jr born Jany '45
• Sterling (child of Daphne) born Febry 1846
• Daphne — 18
• John child of Daphne: born Nov. 1847