| From the Carolina Spartan (Spartanburg,
S. C.) |
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| November 24, 1864 |
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| Slave Labor |
| For the Coast -- Division No. 1 |
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| I. Commissioners of Roads and
the Town Authorities within the Judicial Districts of Pickens,
Spartanburg, Greenville, Anderson, Union, York, Chester, Laurens,
Abbeville and Newberry will forthwith summon all slaveholders within
their respective limits to deliver ONE-HALF (1/2) of their slaves liable
to Road duty at the Railroad Depots nearest their residences on TUESDAY,
the 29th day of November nest, to be transported to Charleston for ?????
(fold in paper) fortifications. |
| II. Negroes delivered on
Charlotte & South Carolina Railroad will take a train which leaves
Charlotte at 7:30 o'clock a. m., on 29th November. |
| Those delivered on King's
Mountain Railroad will take the Passenger Train down on same day. |
| Those delivered on Greenville
& Columbia Railroad will take a train which leaves Greenville at 3
o'clock a. m., on same day. |
| Those delivered on Spartanburg
& Union Railroad will take the Passenger Train down on same day. |
| Those delivered on Laurens
Railroad will take a train down on same day. |
| Those delivered on Blue Ridge
Railroad will take a train which leaves Walhalla at 11 o'clock a m. on
same day. |
| III. The amount of labor
required on this call is sixty (60) days to each Road hand. If possible,
all credits will be exhausted. |
| IV. The attention of
Commissioners is directed to Circular of 10th instant from this office,
and they are requested to forward the Returns called for without delay. |
| R. B. Johnson |
| Agent of State of South Carolina |