[Tax-chick]

I don't know why I didn't look this up first ... James Robertson says (p. 191-2) that Gen. Jackson personally owned two slaves, both of whom he purchased because they asked him to!

"Albert was the first. He had come to Jackson and begged to be purchased. In return, Albert promised to get a job and obtain his freedom through reimbursement to Jackson. The major agreed. For awhile, Albert was a waiter in one of the Lexington hotels. He also worked occasionally at Rockbridge Alum Springs. Jackson checked on him regularly to ensure that all was going well. During the 1858-1860 period, Jackson rented Albert to VMI for $120 annually."

"The second slave Jackson acquired was Amy, who was closest to Jackson's heart. Around 1855, the forty-year-old woman was on the verge of being sold at public auction when she too pled with Jackson to become his property. Jackson bought the servant and found her a position "in a good Christian family." There she remained until the Jackson's acquired their home. Amy thereupon came to work at the Jackson residence."

(Sourcing for these facts is not given; the only footnote refers to a letter of Mrs. Jackson's.)

Other slaves who were part of the Jackson household were gifts from Anna's family, and therefore owned either by her or by her father, if he didn't legally pass title.

[carton253]

I have a book called "We Knew Stonewall," which has contributions from numerous sources. In this book, the author quotes Anna Morrison extensively where she states that Jackson owned slaves...

Jackson paid $150 for the services of his cook Jim Lewis during the war. There is much ambiguity whether the $150 was the price to purchase Jim from his owner, or if those were Jim's wages.

[stand watie]

like i said, there are NO tax records of Stonewall ever owning a slave.

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