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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05655 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1831 |
| Title | Nelson Allyn to Joseph Allyn describing events following Nat Turner's rebellion |
| Date | 25 September 1831 |
| Author | Allyn, Nelson (fl. 1831) |
| Recipient | Allyn, Joseph |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Nelson writes to his brother Joseph in Connecticut, roughly one month after Nat Turner's Rebellion. Discusses family and mutual acquaintances, noting he is in good health. Writes, "the insurrection of the blacks have made greate disturbance here every man is armd with a gun by his bed nights and in the field at work a great many of the blacks have been shot there heads taken of stuck on poles at the forkes of rodes some been hung, some awaiting there trial in several countys, 6 in this county... there is no danger of their rising again here." Discusses his journey to North Carolina and instructs Joseph to direct mail to Gates Courthouse. |
| Subjects | Slavery Slave Rebellion African American History Law Death Penalty Lynching Rebellion |
| People | Allyn, Nelson (fl. 1831) Allyn, Joseph (fl. 1831) Turner, Nat (ca. 1800-1831) |
| Place written | Gatesville, North Carolina |
| Theme | Law; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |