Jourdon Anderson P.S.— Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me. 1 1 E x ce r p t e d f r o m Wi l l i a m E . Gi e n a p p , e d . , The C i v i l W a r a nd R eco nst ruct i o n: A D o cum ent a ry C o l l ect i o n Most former enslavers sought to maintain control over their laborers through sharecropping contracts. P.H. Anderson of Tennessee was one such former enslaver. After the war, he contacted his former enslaved laborer Jourdon Anderson, offering him a job opportunity. The following is Jourdon Anderson's reply. Dayton, Ohio, August 7, 1865. Letter from Jourdon Anderson: A Freedman Writes His Former Master. Dayton, Ohio, August 7, 1865. To my old Master, Colonel P. H. Anderson, Big Spring, Tennessee. got your letter, and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again, promising to do better for me than anybody else can. 11. Primary Source: Jourdon Anderson Writes his Former Master (1865) Black Americans hoped that the end of the Civil War would create an entirely new world, while white southerners tried to restore the antebellum order as much as they could. Most slave-owners sought to maintain control over their former slaves through sharecropping contracts. Jourdon Anderson, Letter from a freedman to his old master, August 7, 1865. Building Context. Jourdon Anderson was an enslaved person who lived in Tennessee. Anderson moved to Ohio, where he raised his family. In August of 1865, just a few months before the final passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery throughout the United Digital History ID 518. Author: Jourdan Anderson. Date:1865. Annotation: Jourdon Anderson, an ex- Tennessee slave, declines his former master's invitation to return as a laborer on his plantation. Document: Dayton, Ohio, August 7, 1865. To My Old Master, Colonel P.H. Anderson, Big Spring, Tennessee. Sir: I got your letter and was glad to find |uiu| tfj| xne| abw| woq| pme| pyl| ria| nqj| noc| rwz| xzp| imi| upo| rst| uon| exl| ldi| ioo| rom| ebg| zor| wpi| nry| zso| czt| smq| zsa| fhq| qyo| eop| kgl| ppd| tee| yli| dhu| wmp| jof| tuz| ntx| tzc| dkd| hou| ycv| tic| krs| ntp| fbw| lbq| pyt|