Overview Location Date Constructed/ Founded Associated Surnames Historical notes Associated Slave Workplaces Associated Free Persons Associated Enslaved Persons Research Leads and Plantation Records Miscellaneous Information References Users Researching This Workplace

Overview

Location

below Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., AR

Date Constructed/ Founded

not determined

Associated Surnames

Blackwell

Historical notes

none

Associated Slave Workplaces

Robert Pruitt Plantation (Franklin Co., GA)

Associated Free Persons

• Mr. Blackwell - owner

Associated Enslaved Persons

1863 Slaves of Blackwell Plantation

From Voices From Slavery, Boston Blackwell interview

• Boston Blackwell - born at Robert Pruitt Plantation, Franklin Co., GA; mother was sold to Augusta, GA; Boston was sold to Blackwell Plantation, Jefferson Co., AR at the age of 13; escaped in 1863 and joined the Yankee troops at Pine Bluff, AR
• Jerry - young boy who escaped with Boston in 1863

Note: Boston Blackwell speaks of a sister that he left behind at Blackwell Plantation and reunited with after the Civil War was over

Research Leads and Plantation Records

• none reported yet

Miscellaneous Information

• none

References

• Voices From Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives. Edited by Yetman, Norman R. 2000. pp 27-30

Users Researching This Workplace

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