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<<hovertip "the fabric of the universe">>bill of sale for one slave, young or middle-aged<</hovertip>>\
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<<hovertip "what the angels must think">>Jefferson<</hovertip>> County
State of <<hovertip "of space">>Tennessee<</hovertip>>
<<hovertip "of time ('this')">>June 11, 1813<</hovertip>>
I have <<hovertip "god said let there be light">>received<</hovertip>> Wm. S. Colton
Four hundred and fifty <<hovertip "god said let there be a lot of things">>Dollars<</hovertip>> for a <<hovertip "america">>Negro<</hovertip>> man named <<hovertip "as in water">>Bob<</hovertip>> aged 35 or 40 years which <<hovertip "land of the dead but more">>boy<</hovertip>> I <<hovertip "the living">>warrant<</hovertip>> <<hovertip "hark!">>sound<</hovertip>> and clean from all claims whatever. <<hovertip "hark">>Witness my hand<</hovertip>> and <<hovertip "hark, a slave name">>seal this<</hovertip>> 11 June 1813.
John Richards
Charles Harrison
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*18 years from this date, in 440 miles from here, a man named hark will aid nat turner in an insurrection that ends, for hark, in his conviction
<p style="text-align:center">from the confessions of nat turner, as extracted by thomas r. gray in the prison where he was confined</p>
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@@.blurrier;...I saluted them on coming up, and asked Will how came he there, he answered, his life was worth no more than others, and his liberty as dear to him. I asked him if he thought to obtain it? He said he would, or loose his life. This was enough to put him in full confidence.@@ Jack, I knew, was only a tool in the <<hovertip "otherwise a ''hearth'', in other worlds not of earth">>hands of Hark,<</hovertip>> it was quickly agreed we should commence at <<hovertip "one day we will sleep until the birds unbecome our ''hearts''--how they cannot contain their beatings">> home<</hovertip>> (Mr. J. Travis') on that night, and until we had armed and equipped ourselves, and gathered sufficient force, <<hovertip "if you have ever been the first to look away, you know the ''hard'' space of someone's eyes, which seem to reason us to and from and to again the stars">>neither age nor sex<</hovertip>> was to be spared, (which was invariably adhered to.) @@.blurrier;We remained at the feast, until about two hours in the night, when we went to the house and found Austin; they all went to the cider press and drank, except myself.@@ On returning to the house, Hark went to the door with an axe, for the purpose of <<hovertip "the ''heart'' too is the embodiment of repetition">> breaking it open,<</hovertip>> as we knew we were <<hovertip "a dolphin too is known to hurl itself against the glass like a mango for its heaven seed">>strong enough<</hovertip>> to murder the family, if they were awaked by the noise; but reflecting that it might create an alarm in the neighborhood, we determined to enter the house secretly, and murder them <<hovertip "on lullabies: a ''harpsichord'' is percussive--unlike the fingers of angels on their strings, here we wield a hammer">>whilst sleeping.<</hovertip>> Hark got a ladder and set it against the chimney, on which I ascended, and hoisting a <<hovertip "from the vantage point of sky, ''herd'' becomes ''heard.'' here i was">>window, entered<</hovertip>> and came down stairs, unbarred the door, and removed the guns from their places.@@.blurrier; It was then observed that I must spill the first blood. On which, armed with a hatchet, and accompanied by Will, I entered my master's chamber, it being dark, I could not give a death blow, <<hovertip "winter is the harness of spring; let the angels sing--hark">>the hatchet glanced from his head,<</hovertip>> he sprang from the bed and called his wife, it was his last word, Will laid him dead, with a blow of his axe, and Mrs. Travis shared the same fate, as she lay in bed. The murder of this family, five in number, was the work of a moment, not one of them awoke...@@
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III. Whenever three <<hovertip "you see / the mule">>respectable negroes,<</hovertip>> heads of families, shall desire to <<hovertip "is a promise / not to the mule / to me">> settle on land<</hovertip>> [...] each family shall have a plot of not more than forty acres of <<hovertip "all justice is / sisyphean / to the mule">>tillable<</hovertip>> ground, and when it borders on some <<hovertip "a mule swims with excellency / does that surprise you / or the mule">>water<</hovertip>> channel with not more than 800 feet water front, in the <<hovertip "& the mule carries the weight of himself / not me">>possession<</hovertip>> of which land the military authorities will afford them <<hovertip "you cannot look / a mule / in both his eyes">>protection<</hovertip>> until such time as they can protect themselves or until <<hovertip "what promise / what promise / the mule">>Congress<</hovertip>> shall regulate their <<hovertip "by what action or site / is denied / the mule his mulehood / to me">>title.<</hovertip>>
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III. Whenever three respectable negroes, <<hovertip "recently i looked / up a flower">>heads<</hovertip>> of families, shall <<hovertip "you had referred to it by name">>desire<</hovertip>> to settle on land [...] each family shall have a plot of not more than <<hovertip "i had in me a specific memory / i thought">>forty acres<</hovertip>> of tillable ground, and when it borders on some <<hovertip "i felt and tasted it / i knew it from the walks i took with my mother">>water<</hovertip>> channel with not more than 800 feet water front, in the possession of which <<hovertip "on our walks she would wait as we crouched low ">>land<</hovertip>> the military authorities will afford them protection until such <<hovertip "to witness the low things / i looked up the flower">>time<</hovertip>> as they can protect themselves or <<hovertip "but it was not the flower i remember">>until<</hovertip>> Congress shall regulate their title.
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<p style="text-align:center">[[unite]]</p>
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@@.blurrier;III. Whenever three respectable negroes, heads of families, shall desire to settle on land [...] each family shall have a plot of not more than forty acres of tillable ground, and when it borders on some water channel with not more than 800 feet water front, in the possession of which land the military authorities will afford them protection until such time as they can protect themselves or until Congress shall regulate their title.@@
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