"Red Leaves", 318 (Event)

Submitted by jburgers@gc.cuny.edu on Tue, 2013-07-09 00:49
Text: 
"Red Leaves"
Location: 
Landing on the Mississippi in "Red Leaves" (Location)
Page Number: 
318
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
Six months later the young woman herself disappeared
Page Event Ends: 
318
Era: 
Pre-Removal (-1830)
Characters Present: 
Unnamed Four Indians
Issetibbeha's Mother
Unnamed Negro Maid
Characters Mentioned: 
Doom
Doom's Cousin
Unnamed Uncle of Doom
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, January 1, 1795 to Thursday, December 31, 1795
Summary: 

Pregnant with Doom's child, the west Indian woman travels by a "St. Louis packet" upriver (318). Disembarking at a landing, she is met by four Indians who escort her to Doom's plantation.

Chronological Order: 
3.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Illegitimacy, pregnancy, steamboat, slaves
Actions:
Movement›Boat | Movement›Wagon
Cultural Issues:
Alcohol›Whiskey | Gender›Reproduction
Themes and Motifs:
Animals›Horses | Arrivals/Departures›Run away

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