Arthur S. Brockenbrough to John H. Cocke

Dear Sir April 7 1823

Expecting to have the pleasure of seeing you here to day I neglected writing in reply to your letter informing me you could let me have a brick maker and boys—expecting to get your hands I have made no other engagements—you will therefore please send up your Moulder and six boys as soon as possible, we have commenced making bricks and hope in one week more to get well under way—Mr Gorman wants one or two of your stone cutters, and wishes to know on what terms you will let him have them—

I am Sir most respectfuly yours
A S Brockenbrough
RC (ViU: JHC); at foot of page in the hand of John H. Cocke: “Memo. Sent Charles & six boys for the University & one for Mr Neilson the following week.”

In his reply of 14 Apr., John H. Cocke informed Brockenbrough that he was sending Charles, likely as brick maker, and six boys, named Anthony, Giles, Mike, Frank, Mat, and Ben to work in the University of Virginia brickyard. A seventh enslaved boy named Gilbert was to work with master builder John Neilson.

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