SD1134. Edward Barrett (former slave) to Edward Moulton-Barrett (father)
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 4, 368 (in part).
London
Setpener 16th 1840
My Dear Master
I am now Going to Leave on Eighteen to go to Liverpol to Take Shiping to Jamaica next week I have feel all you Great Strobles. But when we Remember Job that good man when in all his he Say the Lord guve the Lord Tak it away Blessed be the O My Master I beseech you to Say the Same and you Will over the Enemy of Souls and as I Came to England With all my attention that will Seem My Master that We Should Commu[n]ion about the Estates But as providence prevent me from Seen you I will Lift up my Freeisg toward prince awabes to you he is one of your old faithful Sarvent I kno that he is a great friend to you for when Mr Farquson was attorney he Brught an overeer name Mr Knowles he saying [illegible word] al days an [illegible word] and the Estate was in |Ruinett| George almays Tell to this man that the Estate is Feeling Back when see that he Cannot make no good went up to attorney an Tlod hime of it he promis to George that he will Go Down and Sent up him an OverSeer at that Time you Sent power that Mr Jump Should have the Estates this man Would not Leave the Estate he on Estate For Two or Three Week and Told Mr Jump that George do not want Mr Jump to come on the Estate One day he Came from feild Went up to See Mr Jump he to George no |Caion| for you and for Two or Three Week he Sent hime notice paper the old man gone Out to Seek Some place to Move is things his Children Went Take Cane an Troing the pig Til and by that he call a Thief master please belive me George for a Thief
Tward mySelf InSurrection you favour me with freedom but I Sent to you to gave it to my Son and I will Serve you to my Lifing you grant the favour of me as it did not done So at the Time he was put up for Compensation master Tell me when the money he will Return it to me I now made Known to you because of you no thing about it and if Will please master to favour me With a Suit Black I will take it as Great favour of you now may the Lord God Will pleass you and give you his holly Spirit to Bear all you Troubles you will please to Give me a letter to Mr Charles Dear Master
Remain your
Humble an obedient
Sarvent
E Barrett
I Came to England it was my attention to public Richusness of my master Good Conduct to me and all his Slave Both Oxford and Cambridge Estate when I Speak of Slave Holders In Jamaica I do not Speak of Mr Edward M Barrett for he was more a father and a friend to his Slave than a master all the Bad useage his Slave even had at the Time when is Grandfather Die and Leave those Estate In the hand of attorney that is when he und<er> age But as Soon as he was he Take Hold of the Estate he Sent these men away From that Time Every year he Sent out fancy gown for the Ready woman made cloase for the man as for me I never no the Want for a coat and other Good things from him a Bove all I am Sure that his name never Will Blott out of the Books Rememberances from the year of 1827 his Brother Went out to Jamaica and find his people all join no mann Church at Both Estate he Sent out that mann Soud Come to Oxford one Week the other Camebridge to preach the Gospel to his Slave at 2 oclock Thursday the people upon Both Estate Drove off his Works and never go Back to Work Till next morning the fowing year he Sent that a School master to Get upon Both Estate So it was the Second Gang Draw off from the feild Evry Days at 4 o clock Go to School and under age all days he Suport the School With Books from Enland
Address: E M Barrett Esqr. / 1 Beacon Terrace / Torquay / Devon.
Docket, in the hand of the recipient: Edward Barrett / Sepr 16. 1840– / London.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Eton College Library.
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