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Vol 5, No 4
February 22, 2024
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an enslaved woman from Madagascar. His father was Richard Yaeger, a white tobacco farmer. Isaac wrote in his memoirs that he had no idea that either his mother or he were slaves until he was 7 years old. His father encountered financial problems when Isaac was about 7 years old and he found himself on the slave auction block in 1851, along with his mother and brothers Louis, Ambrose, and Eddie. One cannot imagine the level of distress he would have encountered at such a young age. It is unfathomable for him to learn that his father
had sold them away as property. He noted that he was sold for $700, and the entire family earned $3,300 for his father. This was a substantial amount at this time. Isaac was sold to William Mattingly, and he began his life as an enslaved child. He was transferred to William’s brother John’s stock farm where he labored for 12 years. His brothers and mother were the property of other owners and Isaac lost track of them. In 1901, Isaac Johnson wrote his memoirs,”Slavery Days in Old Kentucky: A true story of a father who sold his wife and
four children. By one of the children”. He published his memoirs to raise funds for the education of his children. He also wrote his story to connect with any of his family left in Kentucky. He had hoped that by sharing his story he might be able to find his brothers or his mother. While he did manage to raise awareness of the impact of slavery, and he did earn some income to pay for his children’s education, he was not successful in trying to locate any family. It is not known if he planned to eventually cont'd on page 2
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