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Re: Southern Emancipation/ Pre-Civil War

"This might have been true in 1831, but not in 1811. News of the Treaty of Ghent (Dec. 24, 1814) didn't reach the Gulf Coast until Feb. 13, 1815. The Battles of New Orleans (Jan. 8, 1815) and Fort Boyer (Feb. 11, 1815) occurred in the meantime."

Sure--- from Belgium it would take longer. I maybe off a couple of days, but slave communication was notorious for leaping hundreds of miles in just days. In 1811, there were overland routes, river routes, shipping lanes to Charleston. I have no doubt this uprising was known very early across the South. A week would be about right for a swift sailing vessel from New Orleans to Savannah or maybe Charleston. Average speed of Baltimore Clipper- 8 knots--- that's about 220 miles a day--- 1600 miles---- is about 7 days.

"We should also be aware that none of the states along the Gulf of Mexico existed prior to 1812."

That doesn't mean the area wasn't inhabited.

Like I said, I don't believe Turner's Revolt alone turned the attitudes of Southerners against free blacks and manumission in the 1830s--- And more important increased pro-slavery attitudes.

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David Upton

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