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  1. Jan 2018
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    Joseph Mountain, 1758-1790 and David Daggett, 1764-1851, ed. by. Sketches of the Life of Joseph Mountain, a Negro, Who Was Executed at New-Haven, on the 20th Day of October, 1790, for a Rape, Committed on the 26th Day of May Last. [The Writer of This History Has Directed That the Money Arising From the Sales Thereof, After Deducting the Expence of Printing, &c. Be Given to the Unhappy Girl, Whose Life Is Rendered Wretched by the Crime of the Malefactor.]
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    1. nrodriguez5 25 Jan 2018
      The reader will please to recollect, that Negroes are considered in a different, point of light in England, from what they are in America. The blacks have far greater connection with the whites, owing to the idea which prevails in that country, that there are no slaves.

      I find this really interesting. I figured slavery existed in places like England during this time because Europeans brought the African slave trade to America.

      This makes me wonder how black men who were previously enslaved in America interact with/perceive white men in places like England where there is no slavery

    2. nrodriguez5 25 Jan 2018
      My master was industrious to instruct me in the Presbyterian religion which he professed, teach me to read and write, and impress my mind with sentiments of virtue. How grossly these opportunities have been neglected, the following story will too fully evince.

      From this I get an understanding that he has done some reflecting of the life he decided to live and that he regrets those choices. He regrets not taking advantage of being able to read and write, rather becoming a professional thief.

    3. nrodriguez5 25 Jan 2018
      Joseph Mountain, A NEGRO, Who was executed at New-Haven on the 20th Day of October, 1790, For a Rape, Committed on the 26th Day of May last.[The writer of this history has directed that the money arising from the sales thereof, after deducting the expence of printing, &c. be given to the unhappy girl, whose life is rendered wretched by the crime of the malefactor.]

      The title reminds me of the plot of To Kill a Mockingbird. It makes me wonder if what is being written about Joseph Mountain is a accurate representation of his life and this alleged crime.

      I also find it interesting that they felt the need to add the details of the profit made from the book to the title page

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