James Rush letter to John Mason(1800 November 10)
- MS 2008.13
- 1 item
Writing to John Mason, Georgetown, one month after the execution of Gabriel, James Rush discusses the disturbances caused by the slave patrols in the wake of Gabriel’s rebellion. Rush notes that Governor James Monroe has called for militia patrols of the various quarters to look for any “improper assemblage of Blacks.” The militia were to bring such blacks before a magistrate or the commanding officer. Rush feared this power would be abused.