As mentioned above, I am indebted to the participants in the workshop on “Slavery in Alabama” organized by Alabama Humanities Foundation and the Alabama Department of Archives and History, especially to Mary Ann Neeley, who remembers more about Montgomery than others have ever heard, and Dr. Chaunda A. McDavis of Auburn University, who introduced me to James Redpath. My wife, Karen, has as usual undertaken the laborious task of proofreading the text; I want her to know that it is not a thankless task.