Luke705 was born Abt. 1785705, and died Abt. 1848705. He married Gracey.
Notes for Luke: [Stagvillebackup1.FTW]
And. Pied. Plant. p. 160-- Rebecca Bennehan acquired from Thomas Bennehan Jr in 1798-1804: Yellow Daniel, upwards of 50; Frank, upwards of 50; Black Daniel, 44; Jim, 38; Davie, 29; George, 21; Luke, 18; Jim Dickinson, 10; Anderson, 9; Allen, 9; Cyrus, 7; Charles, 4; Nanny, upwards of 60; Esther Dickinson, 30; Riley, 30; Mary, 27; Sukey. 25; Aggie, 19; Arnie, 19; Mariah, 11; Jamima, 7; Lillah, 7; Molly, 5; Harriot, 4; Nelly, 3; Viney, 1 (Ages given in 1803)
Pied. Plant. p. 101--Luke was an Amis slave
TDB to DC 8 Jul 1811: "I was sorry to understand to day by Luke that they are quite dry at that plantation."
RB to DC 5 Oct 1814: "I hope Luke has [?] recovered, in such a Climate where I know the water is bad perhaps he had better be indulged with a little spirit."
TDB to DC (Fayetteville) "by Luke" 29 Jan 1823: "My sister write's to you by Luke..."
RC to DC (Raleigh) 22 Nov 1823: "Mr. Wilkins appears to be progressing with his crib, Luke has been picking cotton all the week, Papa thought it was wrong to stop the cotton machine, and took Jerry to go with the children..."
TDB to RB (Hillsborough) by Albart 17 Jun 1825: "Luke reached home last evening he left Mr. Cameron and his Boy's all in good health in Warrenton."
TDB to RB (Warrenton) 30 Aug 1825: "The funeral of Mrs. Cameron is to be preached on the second Sunday in next month by Mr. Green at Mr. Cameron's, Mr. & Mrs. Syme, will reach Warrenton on Tuesday next, at which place Mr. Cameron's carriage is to meet them & bring them up to his house, Luke will leave home Monday Morning..."
E. Yarbrough to TDB 16 Nov 1825: "Your favour by Luke of 15th Inst I received same day. I symttasys [sympathize] with you for the loss of your faythfull servant Jerry."
PCC (at College in Hartford) to Sister (Stag) 17 Feb 1829: "And Father intends to have a tanyard. What will he not have next? He has now as comlete, I dot know what to call it so I will coin a word 'Hodgpodgeiana' will that one do...He has made Fairntosh a little city and you dont know what you have around you until you think an hour. Tis I expect to see his man Luke declare it a regular incorporated city and himself Mayor and sole sovereign. I believe he considers himself next to father. Even now I have often laughed to see what he assumed to himself [...] fathers absence from home. You recollect our ride to and from Hillsborough last August how he went on in his grave oppinions concerning himself."
Letter sent from Petersburg to DC 28 Sep 1832: "By Luke"
Thomas Ruffin to DC (Fairntosh) 2 Feb 1833: by Luke
James Frazer to DC 24 Aug 1833 by Luke: Bill for Carriage- "cash gave your driver [Luke] to pay the toll across bridge 1.00"
RC to DC (Ral) 14 Dec 1834: "Luke will go down for you on Friday with the carriage."
A.O. Cameron to DC (Ral) 18 Mar 1835: Luke is to go to Raleigh to pick DC up in the carriage.
RC to DC (Ral) 17 May 1835: "you may certainly expect Luke on Friday."
PCC to DC (Ral) 20 May 1835 by Lewis: "We shall send for you as directed on friday--but i fear Luke will not be able to go down with the carriage, as he has been unable to do any thing to day in consequence of a bile upon one of his hips. if however he should not, we will send Daniel down with you sulky."
PCC to DC (Ral) Late May or early Jun 1835: "Luke delivered your letter containing the two hundred dollars."
PCC to DC (Ral) 2 Jul 1835: "Miss Bryan went up on yesterday to Haw River, and Luke returned this afternoon, and reported a safe passage."
Rebecca B. Cameron to DC (Ral) 5 Aug 1835: by Luke
PCC to DC (Ral) Sunday Morning N.D. 1835: "Luke will go down as directed on thursday..."
1835-1836: Many letters sent to and fro by Luke.
Mary A. Cameron to DC (Ral) 12 Jun 1836: by Luke
RC to DC (Ral) 25 Jan 1836 by Milton: "Luke has this moment come in and says that Milton cannot cross the creeks to day [due to flooding]--Wednesday morning Luke says that Milton can go with safety this morning."
Mary A. Cameron to DC (Ral) 4 Feb 1836: "Luke made his appearance about supper time last night, we were very much pleased to learn you reached Raleigh in safety."
Mary A. Cameron to DC (Ral) 9 Feb 1836: "Luke has been unwell for a day or two, but I hope he will be well by tomorrow."
RC to DC (Ral) 17 Feb 1836 by Jerry: "Luke has not yet made his appearance, let us hear from you by every opportunity."
Margaret Cameron to DC (Ral) 25 Feb 1836 by Luke: "As Luke is to go down this morning with the horses I will write you a few lines..."
TDB (Stag) to PCC (Hillsb) 7 Apr 1836: "Luke has gone to his master Today..."
Bill from Dr. J. Webb to DC 12 Sep 1836: 1830 Apr: Shoes Luke 176
PCC (Fairntosh) to DC (Charleston) 6 Nov 1839: "I hope Davey will go unmolested, in his charge, but should any loafer distrust his quiets[?] he will be sustained by friends good and true--On friday, Luke removed his family, to Orange, and on Monday the remaining servants, were all safely quartered, in their old quarters, at Fairntosh."
W.M. Green (Chapel Hill) to PCC 6 Nov 1839 by Luke: "Luke got here safely with his load last evening."
RC (Charleston, SC) to PCC & other children (Fairntosh) 25 Nov 1839: "Tell my dear Thomas that he must not stay late in the lumber house...when you write let John and Mary hear from theri families. Tell Aunt Easter and Siller and all the servants howdy for me, I believe that I have thought of every one since I left home. Tell Luke that I believe Mr. Cox is almost as good a driver as himself and that I hope to find him and his family in good plight on our return...John and Mary are both well and have been very good servants."
TDB to DC (Savannah, GA) 5 Dec 1839: "...Paul sent Luke to Raleigh on yesterday for Davie to come up to attend to Salting your Pork. Paul commenced slaughtering his Hogs this morning, from our abundant cron crop we have never had fatter Hogs. She [Rebecca] will find on her return I trust an abundant supply of fine Bacon."
TDB to DC (Savannah) 27 Dec 1839: "Davie who has been up for the last fortnight attending to your Pork, retuned to Raleigh on Friday & Luke came up, he says the House & Lot are as it should be & Caroline & the little boy's all well, by Luke Miss Catherine Boylan wrote to Paul..."
PCC to DC 8 Feb 1840: "We have had quite a season of indisposition among the slaves: chiefly diseases of the season--Grace Lukes wife has been ill for several days with Asthma. I hope she is better this morning. Poor Amos and little winney decline daily--I have endeavoured to make every provision for their comfort..."
TDB to DC (Charleston, SC) 13 Feb 1840: "P.S. I know you wish to hear from Winney, her health is declining she is now confined. I think in all probability her suffering will be soon closed, your other Raleigh of Luke's wife, who has been unwell but now better, are all well."
TDB (Stag) to PCC (Haw River) 12 Jun 1840: "Our people are about as usual, always you know more or less on the sick list. I saw Viney yesterday, she says she has been better this week than for a long time passed. Dr. Hicks has some hopes of her. Darca's is much as you left her & so is Luke, we have much indisposition among the children, a child died at this place a few day's passed. "
Mildred Cameron to DC (Ral) 1 Oct 1840: "We were much gratified to hear from you yesterday by unkel Luke..."
PCC to DC (Ral) 11 Jan 1842: Speaking of what Dr. Webb called pneumonia typhoides--"In truth I feel no anxiety about the cases that have presented themselves this week. I must not forget to mention that Luke who for five days was regarded in much peril is doing very well. As is Ben, Mason, Prince, Bob, Tom, Nelson, and others."
TDB to DC (Ral) 3 Mar 1842: by Luke
PCC (Fairn) to DC (Ral) 29 Dec 1842: "I wrote you a note on yesterday by Luke..."
PCC to DC (Ral) 1 Feb 1844: "Let us give Sands Sarsaparila a fair trial on poor Luke--he is suffering at this time with the largest [scropulous?] ulcer on his neck he has ever had."
PCC to DC (Phila) 15 May 1845: "Margaret has sent Luke to Hillsboro to ask after Poor Mary Jones condition and to take Anderson some clothes who had left us the day before yesterday."
PCC to DC 22 Sept 1846: "We have several new cases since Saturday such as Solomom Carpenter, Samion, Dempsey, Lukes, John, but why write out the whole catalogue--"
PC to DC 11 Oct 1846: "Luke is about getting off to Raleigh, he went up to Person on yesterday to see his son and family. and I write by him to be mailed in Raleigh."
PC to Mildred 9 Sept 1847: Luke tells me that his wife Gracey has sustained a great loss in turkies--some 20 having been killed by little John Boylan & his companions and that Mrs. Joseph Sanders learning that her little boy was in the scrape sent up some 7 or 8 turkies to Davy as her share destroyed--I was not a little anused at Lukes gravity in telling his story--but I was sorry to hear that good Mrs. Sanders had troubled herself about it I sent Davy word to take the turkies back to her--What I know Margey would have ordered had she been at home...You must make Luke tell you the turkey story--but I laughed at him so heartily that he will never tell it in the same way again"
PC to MBC 2 Dec 1847: Speaking of Luke who was dying--"I am not without a strong attachment towards him--from his association with my father & family and the many acts of kindness towards myself."
?Virgil B. (Grand Bassa, Liberia) to PCC 29 May 1848: Tells PCC of his arrival in Liberia describing the land. "...remember me...to all my colard frends my Brothers and ant and ther children Sip and Philip old Ben Parks Ben umstard Daniel Watson and his family henry dixson Davis Bell and uncl Luk and all the Black family all so remember me to charety [walker?] old Patty york and grace and her family and write me who you hav sent to the South remember me to E tilly John Ray and all my old nabors...remember me to ovid and his family all so [Dats?] and Dandridg"
PCC (Ral) to DC (Phila) 3 Jul 1848: "Luke & Peter from Orange yet here--the first is free from his Dropsical symproms, but he will soon exhibit all the worst symptoms of consumption. Peter has been ill with disordered bowels--is better again. Old Luke says he ain't well, but he is certainly suffering from no disease--he is lazy..."
PCC to DC 6 Aug 1848: "Anne tells me in her letter of yesterday of a wonderful escape our little son Duncan made with his maid Dorsey in the little carriage in the streets of Raleigh in consequence of the fright given the Horse by a large Dog--Whilst I am truly thankful for the escape made by my child and Dorsey yet I am troubles more than I am willing to tell by the injury done the neat little carriage--As Anne has given you an account of it I have no inclination to repeat it. I hope we shall be able to have the carriage got in good condition by the day of your return--Anne fully accquits Luke of all blame, & I for one should be slow to think he had acted otherwise than well--as he has so often acted like a Man on such occassions--I must charge the accident entirely to the disposition of certain grown up boys about the city to have fancey Dogs--"
PCC to DC Sep 1848?: "As I expected & feared Luke is down with chills & I fear his lungs will suffer in the attack--a large scroffulus bile has been opened on his neck this week, from which I have hoped he would find as heretofore much relief."
MATE Gracey
STORE ND: 1 Hat 1Pd 5sh, 2 qts Whisky 7sh, 1 qt Whisky 3sh 6p (Pd Phillip 2pd 6sh 6p) PD: By 30 Cords wood 7pd 10sh 1812 [Phillip's Acct]: PD: by Luke 28sh 6p 1812?: paid Phillip 1 8sh 6p
Luke (b. Abt. 1785, d. Abt. 1848)
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