Monday Gell led me in it and took me to Vesey’s; there was a large
meeting; Vesey told the meeting the people was to rise up and fight the
white people for their liberty; we always went to Monday’s house
afterwards; Monday did all the writing; I heard they were trying all
round the country to Georgetown, Santee, and round to Combahee, &c.
about to get people; Peter was also there, he was one; Peter named
Poyas’ plantation, where he went to meet; Bellisle Yates I have seen at
the meetings, and Adam Yates, Naphur Yates, Dean Mitchell, Cæsar Smith
and George (a Stevedore.) At Vesey’s they wanted to make a collection to
make pikes for the country people, but the men had no money! Monday Gell
said Purcell was one to get horses to send men into the country; I heard
a blacksmith was to make pikes. Jack M’Neil is engaged; I have seen them
all at Monday’s; Jack said he was one and would try to get men; the plan
was to take the Arsenals and Guard Houses for arms, and not to fire the
town unless they failed; Monday was writing a letter to St. Domingo, to
go by a vessel lying at Gibb’s and Harper’s wharf; the letter was about
the sufferings of the blacks, and to know if the people of St. Domingo
would help them if they made an effort to free themselves; he was
writing this letter in March, I am not certain of the time; Perault was
present when Monday wrote the letter, and also a painter, named Prince
Righton; I have seen Pompey Haig at Monday’s, but he neither assented or
dissented; Jerry Cohen was at Vesey’s, and said to me he was one; I
heard from Vesey and Monday that they had engaged men from the country;
Peter Poyas said he had sent into the country to his brother to engage
men, who would send him an answer; a party was to attack the Guard-House
and Arsenal; another the Arsenal on the Neck; another the Naval Stores
on Mey’s wharf; another to attack the Magazine; another to meet at
Lightwood’s Alley and then try to cut off the companies from meeting at
their places of rendezvous; I belong to the African Congregation; on
Saturday the 15th June, a man was to be sent into the country to bring
down the people, and Rolla was to command the country people from Ashley
River at the Bridge; Ned Bennett and John Horry to meet at Mr. Horry’s
corner, and Batteau to come down with Vesey’s party.
(S)
CLASS No. 1.
_Comprises those prisoners who were found guilty and executed._
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_Prisoners │ _Owners’ Names._ │_Time of│ _How Disposed of._
Names._ │ │Commit._│
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Peter │James Poyas │ June 18│Hanged on Tuesday the 2d
│ │ │ July, 1822, on Blake’s
│ │ │ lands, near Charleston.
Ned │Gov. T. Bennett, │ do. │ 〃
Rolla │ do. │ do. │ 〃
Batteau │ do. │ do. │ 〃
Denmark Vesey│A free black man │ 22│ 〃
Jessy │Thos. Blackwood │ 23│ 〃
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John │Elias Horry │ July 5│Do. on the Lines near Ch.;
│ │ │ Friday July 12.
Gullah Jack │Paul Pritchard │ do. │ 〃
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Mingo │Wm. Harth │ June 21│Hanged on the Lines near
│ │ │ Charleston, on Friday, 26th
│ │ │ July.
Lot │Forrester │ 27│ 〃
Joe │P. L. Jore │ July 6│ 〃
Julius │Thos. Forrest │ 8│ 〃
Tom │Mrs. Russell │ 10│ 〃
Smart │Robt. Anderson │ do. │ 〃
John │John Robertson │ 11│ 〃
Robert │ do. │ do. │ 〃
Adam │ do. │ do. │ 〃
Polydore │Mrs. Faber │ do. │ 〃
Bacchus │Benj. Hammet │ do. │ 〃
Dick │Wm. Sims │ 13│ 〃
Pharaoh │— Thompson │ do. │ 〃
Jemmy │Mrs. Clement │ 18│ 〃
Mauidore │Mordecai Cohen │ 19│ 〃
Dean │— Mitchell │ do. │ 〃
Jack │Mrs. Purcell │ 12│ 〃
Bellisle │Est. of Jos. Yates│ 18│ 〃
Naphur │ do. │ do. │ 〃
Adam │ do. │ do. │ 〃
Jacob │John S. Glen │ 16│ 〃
Charles │John Billings │ 18│ 〃
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Jack │N. McNeill │ 22│Do. Tues. July 30.
Cæsar │Miss Smith │ do. │ 〃
Jacob Stagg │Jacob Lankester │ 23│ 〃
Tom │Wm. M. Scott │ 24│ 〃
William │Mrs. Garner │ Aug. 2│Do. Friday, Aug. 9.
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CLASS No. 2.
_Comprises those prisoners who were found guilty and sentenced to
death, but recommended to the mercy of the Executive, by the Court
of Magistrates and Freeholders._
☞ They have been respited to the 25 day of October, 1822, with a view to
the commutation of their punishment to banishment beyond the limits of
the United States.
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_Prisoners │ _Owners’ Names._ │_Time of│ _How Disposed of._
Names._ │ │Commit._│
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Louis │Cromwell │ July 12│Respited until the 25th of
│ │ │ October; and now confined
│ │ │ in the Work-House of
│ │ │ Charleston.
Seymour │Kunhardt │ do. │ 〃
Saby Gaillard│A free black man │ 13│ 〃
Isaac │Wm. Harth │ do. │ 〃
Paris │Mrs. Ball │ 15│ 〃
Peter │Mrs. Cooper │ do. │ 〃
Dublin │C. G. Morris │ 18│ 〃
George │— Bampfield │ do. │ 〃
Sandy │Jacob Schnell │ 19│ 〃
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CLASS No. 3.
_Comprises those prisoners who were found guilty and sentenced to
death, but since respited by the Executive, until the 25th of Oct.
with a view to the commutation of their punishment, to banishment
beyond the limits of the United States._
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_Prisoners │ _Owners’ Names._ │_Time of│ _How Disposed of._
Names._ │ │Commit._│
─────────────┼──────────────────┼────────┼─────────────────────────────
William │Job Palmer │ July 18│Respited till Oct. 25, and
│ │ │ now in the Work-House.
John Vincent │D. Cruckshanks │ 23│ 〃
Billy │P. Robinson │ do. │ 〃
Robinson │ │ │
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CLASS No. 4.
_Comprises those prisoners who were found guilty and sentenced to be,
transported, beyond the limits of the United States, by their
masters, under the direction of the City Council._
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_Prisoners │ _Owners’ Names._ │_Time of│ _How Disposed of._
Names._ │ │Commit._│
─────────────┼──────────────────┼────────┼─────────────────────────────
William │John Paul │ May 31│Confined in the W. House.
Edwin │ do. │ June 24│ 〃
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Monday │John Gell │ 27│Do. and Sentenced to death,
│ │ │ commuted to banishment out
│ │ │ U. S.
Charles │Hon. J. Drayton │ July 2│ 〃
Harry │David Haig │ 5│ 〃
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Frank │Mrs. Ferguson │ June 27│Confined in the W. House.
George │— Theus │ July 6│ 〃
Perault │— Strohecker │ 10│ 〃
Billy │S. Bulkley │ do. │ 〃
John │— Enslow │ 13│ 〃
Scipio │Wm. Sims │ do. │ 〃
Agrippa │Mrs. Perry │ 19│ 〃
Nero │David Haig │ 23│ 〃
Sam. Bainsill│— Bainstill │ do. │ 〃
Dembo │J. N. Martin │ 25│ 〃
Adam Bellamy │J. H. Merritt │ Aug. 3│ 〃
Jack │Wm. Cattell │ 5│ 〃
George │— Evans │ 6│ 〃
Harry │— Butler │ do. │ 〃
George │Sam. Parker │ do. │ 〃
Pompey │Richd. Lord │ 5│ 〃
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CLASS No. 5.
_Comprises those who were found guilty and sentenced to be
transported, beyond the limits of the State of South-Carolina._
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_Prisoners │ _Owners’ Names._ │_Time of│ _How Disposed of._
Names._ │ │Commit._│
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Prince Graham│A free black man │ July 21│Sentenced to be imprisoned
│ │ │ one month in the W. House,
│ │ │ and then transported beyond
│ │ │ the limits of the State.
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☞ This man will go out of the U. States at his own request, under the
direction of the City Council.
CLASS No. 6.
_Comprises those prisoners who were acquitted by the Court, their
guilt not being fully proved. The Court, however, have suggested to
their owners, the propriety of transporting them beyond the limits
of the United States._
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_Prisoners │ _Owners’ Names._ │_Time of│ _How Disposed of._
Names._ │ │Commit._│
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Buonaparte │Francis Mulligan │ July 11│Acquitted by Court, master
│ │ │ desired to transport, and
│ │ │ now in the work-house
│ │ │ Charleston.
Abraham │Dr. Poyas │ June 22│ 〃
Butcher │Jas. L. Gibbes │ July 11│ 〃
John │Mrs. Taylor │ 13│ 〃
Prince │Miss Righton │ 19│ 〃
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Quash │A free black man │ 29│—By arrangement with Council,
Harleston │ │ │ gone out of the U. S.
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Harry Purse │Wm. Purse │ not│Arranged with owner to be
│ │arrested│ transported.
Panza │— Mitchell │ 〃 │ 〃
Liverpool │Mrs. Hunt │ 〃 │ 〃
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CLASS No. 7.
_Comprises those prisoners who were acquitted by the Court of
Magistrates and Freeholders—and discharged._
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_Prisoners │ _Owners’ Names._ │_Time of│ _How Disposed of._
Names._ │ │Commit._│
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Amherst │Mrs. Lining │ June 18│Acquitted and Discharged.
Mungo │Jas. Poyas │ do. │ 〃
Stephen │Tho. R. Smith │ do. │ 〃
Matthias │Gov. T. Bennett │ do. │ 〃
Jeffrey Grant│A free black man │ 20│ 〃
Brand │Jon. Lucas │ do. │ 〃
Richard │ do. │ 17│ 〃
John │ do. │ do. │ 〃
Rob. Hadden │A free col’d. man │ 22│ 〃
Sam. Guifford│ do. │ do. │ 〃
Pompey │John Bryan │ 28│ 〃
Adam │Mrs. Ferguson │ 27│ 〃
Harry │— Harleston │ │ 〃
Peter │Mrs. Ward │ July 10│ 〃
Sandy │Francis Curtis │ 11│ 〃
Isaac │Paul Trapier │ do. │ 〃
Charles │Mrs. Shrubrick │ do. │ 〃
Cuffy │Charles Graves │ do. │ 〃
Pierre Louis │Mons. Chapeau │ 18│ 〃
Cæsar │Mrs. Parker │ 19│ 〃
William │Mrs. Colcock │ 12│ 〃
Pompey │David Haig │ June 23│ 〃
Friday │Mrs. Rout │ │ 〃
Philander │A free col’d. man │ Aug. 3│ 〃
Michau │ │ │
Edward │A free black man │ do. │ 〃
Johnson │ │ │
Stephen │— Walker │ 5│ 〃
Walker │ │ │
James │ do. │ do. │ 〃
Harry │J. Nell │ 6│ 〃
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CLASS No. 8.
_Comprises those prisoners who were discharged after their arrest by
the Committee of Vigilance, the testimony against them not being
sufficient to bring them to trial._
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_Prisoners │ _Owners’ Names._ │_Time of│ _How Disposed of._
Names._ │ │Commit._│
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Hercules │— Clark │ June 20│ Discharged, June 28
Jim │J. H. Ancrum │ 22│ do. 25
Sandy │H. P. Holmes │ 25│ do. 26
Lemon │— Houston │ 23│ do. 25
Rob. Nesbitt │A free man │ July 3│ do. July 5
Patrick │Mrs. Datea │ 4│ do. 6
Thomas │S. Magwood │ 5│ do. 8
Charles │F. G. Deliesseline│ 8│ do. 10
William │— Adger │ 10│ do. 20
Smart │Mrs. Ward │ do. │ do. 27
Mungo │Wm. Lowndes │ 11│ do. 20
Thomas │A. Lord │ do. │ do. 13
Bob │— Hibben │ 13│ do. 27
Albert │Thos. Ingles │ 15│ do. 17
Jim │— Happoldt │ do. │ do. 29
John │— Gates │ do. │ do. 〃
Charles │— Hasell │ do. │ do. 〃
James │— Dowling │ 17│ do. 〃
Prince │ do. │ do. │ do. 〃
Billy │— Fordham │ 20│ do. 25
Ben │— Cammer │ 22│ do. 27
William │— Cromwell │ do. │ do. 〃
Stephen │— Harper │ 26│ do. 〃
Louis │John Gell │ July 18│ do. July 20
Pompey │John Bryan │ Aug. 5│ do. August 5
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