Dr. Brisbane and freed slaves 1844 SC > OH
This article was in the Plainfield Union in 1844. It seems to have been passed along from newspapers in Pittsburg and Newark before being printed in the Plainfield papers.
The Plainfield Union. March 11, 1844. Plainfield, NJ
Slaves Manumitted. – Remarkable Case.—
Some six years ago, says the Pittsburg Sun, Dr. Brisbane, then a resident of Charleston, S.C. being anxious to take up his residence in Cincinati, sold his slaves, 29 in number, and moved to the latter city. During his stay there he determined that he would redeem and liberate each slave he had sold. A short time since he went to Charleston, and at an expense of $6000 more than he received for his slaves, purchased them back again. He then put them on board of a vessel, and took them to Baltimore. At Baltimore he hired an extra conveyance for Pittsburgh where he arrived on Saturday night last. On Sunday they were put on board of the Valley Forge, and started, with their benefactor, for Cincinnati. It is the intention of Dr. Brisbane to settle them comfortably on land which he has purchased in Hamilton County, Ohio, thus not only giving them their freedom, but an advantageous start in life. It will be seen now whether they can “take care of themselves.”
This act of benevolence commends itself to the heart of all. – Newark Adv.