Richard Dick Scrivner

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• Name	Richard Dick Scrivner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Enslaved	1804 Virginia, USA [8]
  Born	1805 Fauquier, Virginia, USA [4, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Blog Post	Richard Scrivner--The Tuleyries Connection [8, 9, 10]
  Enslaved	1833 The Tuleyries, Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA [8]  –  Yes: Enslaved Coachman of Col. Joseph Tuley
  Enslaved	Oct 1860 The Tuleyries, Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA [8]  –  Yes: Hired-out to the family of Joseph Tuley Mitchell
  Self-Emancipated/ Escaped Slave/ Runaway	1861 Pennsylvania, USA [8]  –  Escaped during the Great Slave Exodus of 1861
  Name	Dick Scribner [8]
  Name	Richard Scribner [3]
  Name	Richard Scribner [3]
  Residence	Dec 1861 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]  –  Was formerly a slave belonging to Col. Talle, the owner of the magnificent estate known as the "Tulleries," near Staunton, Va., and came north in the well-remembered slave exodus of 1861
  Job	1862 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA  –  "Employed himself to Col. J. R. Eby as coachman."
  Occupation	1867 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]  –  Mason
  Residence	1867 Susquehanna n Reilly, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
  Residence	1876 Vernon n 17th, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
  Residence	1877 1528 Vernon street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [5]  –  Occupation: Laborer
  Residence	1878 1528 Vernon street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [6]  –  Occupation: Hostler
  Job	1878 Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]  –  Employed at Bellevue Grapery by Mr. Haehnlen.
  Died	1 Jun 1878 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4, 7, 8]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [7, 10, 11]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	DEATH OF A FAITHFUL NEGRO. A Relic of Southern Slavery. Richard Scribner, a colored man employed on the farm of Mr. Jacob Haehnlen, (Bellevue grapery), near this city, died last Saturday night, aged about 70 years. The deceased was formerly a slave belonging to Col. Talle, the owner of the magnificent estate known as the "Tulleries," near Staunton, Va., and came north in the well-remembered slave exodus of 1861. Upon arriving in Harrisburg he employed himself to Col. J. R. Eby as coachman, in which capacity he served with much satisfaction for several years, when he transferred his services to Mr. Haehnlen, with whom he lived up to the time of his death. Richard, or "Dick," as he was most generally called, was a fair specimen of that class of Southern slaves retained by their masters as house or body servants, kind, affectionate, and full of rugged politeness. His occupation while a slave was that of coachman, and on several occasions, he had the distinction of driving the President of the Confederate States, Jeff Davis, who, during the Civil War, with other Southern celebrities, frequently visited the residence of his master, Col. Talle. When Gen. Grant arrived in this city, en route to Washington to be inaugurated President, he and his family dined at the Lochiel, and the distinguished party rode from the depot to that hotel in Colonel J. R. Eby's carriage, "Dick" officiating as coachman on the occasion. This last event was a feather in the honest negro's hat as it gave him an opportunity to boast that he had driven two presidents. From what we can learn, Dick was highly esteemed by the family of his old Virginia owner; one of the daughters of Col. Talle, now the wife of Col. J. T. Thomas, formerly a Representative in the Legislature from Philadelphia, has frequently sent tokens of regard to her former faithful old servant. It will be a satisfaction to her and other members of her parents' family to know that during his illness Dick was kindly cared for, and that his last moments were peaceful and happy. Harrisburg Daily Independent. “DEATH OF A FAITHFUL NEGRO--A Relic of Southern Slavery.” June 3, 1878.
  Person ID	I298 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	Joseph Tuley, Jr. (Age 64 years) b. 6 May 1796, Virginia, USA d. 17 Jun 1860, Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	guardian
  Mother	Mary W. Edelin (Age 85 years) b. 1806, Maryland, USA d. 11 Sep 1891, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6683 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Gardner (Age 72 years) b. Mar 1832, Virginia, USA d. 27 Sep 1904, 1208 Apple, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 72 years)
  Married	Abt 1850 The Tuleyries, Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA [4, 8, 12]
  Married	1860
  Children	1. Peter Scrivner (Age 52 years) b. 5 May 1861, Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA d. 19 Mar 1914, Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 52 years)  [natural]   2. Bessie Scrivner (Age 92 years) b. 6 Jun 1868, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Jul 1960, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 92 years)  [natural]   3. Parry Scrivner b. 1863, Virginia, USA  [natural]   4. Elizabeth Scrivner (Age 31 years) b. 1869, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Sep 1900 (Age 31 years)  [natural]   5. Martha Scrivner b. Abt 1850, Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA  [natural]   6. Felicia Scrivner b. Abt 1852, Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA  [natural]   7. Emialey Scrivner b. 1855, Virginia, USA  [natural]   8. Emma Scrivner b. Mar 1855, The Tuleyries, Millwood, Clarke, Virginia, USA  [natural]   9. Mrs. David Stevens  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F108 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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