OVERVIEW
Location: Jefferson County, Arkansas; below Pine Bluff
Date Constructed/ Founded: not determined
Associated Surnames: Blackwell, Pruitt
Historical Notes: none
Associated Pages: Robert Pruitt Plantation (Franklin Co., GA)
ASSOCIATED ENSLAVED PERSONS
1863: From the narrative of Boston (Pruitt) Blackwell, ex-slave
Blackwell family: Boston (Pruitt) 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 Union army at Pine Bluff, AR; Unknown sibling – Boston Blackwell mentioned a sister that he left behind at Blackwell Plantation and reunited with after the end of the Civil War
Unknown: Jerry – young boy who escaped with Boston in 1863
ASSOCIATED FREE PERSONS
Blackwell family: unknown
RESEARCH LEADS AND RECORDS
- None listed yet
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
- None noted yet
REFERENCES
- Voices From Slavery: 100 Authentic Slave Narratives. Edited by Yetman, Norman R. 2000. pp 27-30.
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