"A Justice", 354 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2016-02-18 10:06
Text: 
"A Justice"
Location: 
Overland Route of Steamboat in "A Justice" (Location)
Page Number: 
354
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
In the summer, while the steamboat was still
Page Event Ends: 
355
Era: 
Pre-Removal (-1830)
Characters Present: 
Doom
The People
Unnamed Enslaved Husband of Sam's Mother
Unnamed Slaves of Indians(1)
Characters Mentioned: 
Crawfish-ford
Unnamed Enslaved Mother of Sam Fathers
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Wednesday, July 2, 1817 to Sunday, August 31, 1817
Summary: 

While the steamboat is being moved, the male slave complains to Doom about Crawfish-ford's treatment of his wife. Doom offers to give the slave "a cock" to fight against the cock that Crawfish-ford owns to decide "this matter" (354).

Chronological Order: 
24.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Loss, Possession, Cock-Fighting, Ruling
Environment:
Time of Year›Summer
Actions:
Interaction, Private›Rivalry | Moral›Scheming
Themes and Motifs:
Character›Bargainer | Character›Power
Relationships:
Hierarchical›Master-slave | Interracial | Marital›Husband-wife

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