tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post5325360997988571856..comments2022-03-27T05:35:51.906-04:00Comments on The Historic Struggle: Happy Slave Narrative?I don't knowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-22818008829090891292012-02-05T01:20:42.559-05:002012-02-05T01:20:42.559-05:00Thank you Reg. Both for the compliment and for the...Thank you Reg. Both for the compliment and for the information you listed as well.I don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-7829920118288609152012-02-04T08:28:15.446-05:002012-02-04T08:28:15.446-05:00hi Rob--my name is Reg Pitts, from Elkins Park, Pa...hi Rob--my name is Reg Pitts, from Elkins Park, Pa.; I've been following the Jourdan Anderson story with much interest, and I thank you for your blog. Let me see if I can help a little here--The "V. Winters" mentioned in the letter was actually one Valentine Winters (1807-1890), a wealthy banker of Dayton--you can find him here: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&Reg Pittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-62418505287290225062012-02-03T11:46:17.372-05:002012-02-03T11:46:17.372-05:00Thanks for the add on Carey. I will have to answer...Thanks for the add on Carey. I will have to answer your questions rather elementary for reasons that will hopefully be apparent. <br /><br />1.) I am not sure that we will know if the letter is sent unless a relative of Patrick Anderson comes forward with the originals. What extent might it have been a publicity stunt? I was skeptical about that myself. I am also trying to find out who V.Winters I don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-6541663444752331512012-02-02T23:48:49.391-05:002012-02-02T23:48:49.391-05:00Thanks all for wonderful research. No one has dire...Thanks all for wonderful research. No one has directly said this and I think it's useful to do so, even though it may be common knowledge. Slaves were often given the same surname as their master. Hence PH and Jourdan's shared last name, Anderson.<br /> <br />Doing single math based on the census and Patrick Jr.'s age, it seems likely that Amanda McGregor Anderson joined the careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718216499779712285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-2947123735081575292012-02-02T20:20:01.720-05:002012-02-02T20:20:01.720-05:00@Anonymous.
Although I value your opinion, I hav...@Anonymous. <br /><br />Although I value your opinion, I have a policy about publishing comments from "anonymous" handles and pseduo names. This comes at the exception of certain bloggers who are known for their handle.I don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-16193263342665269032012-02-02T18:27:47.869-05:002012-02-02T18:27:47.869-05:00I also remember hearing about this letter in the p...I also remember hearing about this letter in the past so I was pretty amazed that it was being treated as a new discovery recently. What is interesting to me is how controversial it is right now, I'm starting to become very interested in what appears to be a new vein of racial tension that's appeared in recent years. Something worth looking into I think.<br /><br />Otherwise, excellent Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804107158430443536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-15674415350542615322012-02-01T19:07:30.949-05:002012-02-01T19:07:30.949-05:00Thank you for the compliment Corey. I hoped it wou...Thank you for the compliment Corey. I hoped it would draw some discussion and thought. Everything added after the post just adds to the authenticity of the letter. I am wondering if their is any strong evidence that shows otherwise.I don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-42449619298330544592012-02-01T18:07:59.953-05:002012-02-01T18:07:59.953-05:00I believe Prof. Blight uses this letter in his lec...I believe Prof. Blight uses this letter in his lectures on the Civil War and Reconstruction that can be found on the Yale Open Courses site. Fantastic letter and a good piece of detective work on your part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-24785956524710430272012-02-01T16:57:39.868-05:002012-02-01T16:57:39.868-05:00Joe,
What an amazing find! I will have to update...Joe, <br /><br />What an amazing find! I will have to update and direct people down to the comments section for this valuable information.I don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-53384688566961283692012-02-01T16:45:08.540-05:002012-02-01T16:45:08.540-05:00Thanks for posting this, really cool stuff! I saw...Thanks for posting this, really cool stuff! I saw the article today on Yahoo and was messing around on Ancestry.com basically doing the same thing you did before I stumbled across your blog. One other thing I found that would further validate the story, is the connection with Jordan's wife Amanda's, mother. She was listed as living with the family in the 1870 census as Priscilla Joe Sudersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-48158107235009429802012-02-01T15:04:14.373-05:002012-02-01T15:04:14.373-05:00There is a an obituary or death notice for a Jorda...There is a an obituary or death notice for a Jordan Anderson in the Dayton Daily Journal for April 19, 1905, that gave the deceased man's age as 79, which would have been about right for this man. His address is given as 60 Burns Avenue, which is the current address for a church.Andy Hallhttp://deadconfederates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-37670802106965689052012-02-01T06:14:12.442-05:002012-02-01T06:14:12.442-05:00Thanks for reading Andy, your input is always welc...Thanks for reading Andy, your input is always welcome.<br /><br />When I saw the letter for the first time, I don't think I questioned its authenticity but this time around a lot of comments on news sites were. On the surface it looks a bit shaky so I thought I would dig around a bit; after some rudimentary looking around it holds water.I don't knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366329984852561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3319666928880459685.post-7318816464167777372012-02-01T00:36:12.542-05:002012-02-01T00:36:12.542-05:00Good stuff. Thanks for posting this, and offering ...Good stuff. Thanks for posting this, and offering a demonstration of how basic research can help to corroborate a contemporary document. I saw some random comments on news sites today that the letter must be a hoax, but in fact there's plenty that corroborates the letter, internally and externally. I looked at those documents myself, and noted that Jourdan/Jordan Anderson was still living in Andy Hallhttp://deadconfederates.com/noreply@blogger.com