community. During the life of the colony there have been
only two arrests for serious crimes, one of which was for stealing a
horse and the other for stealing wool. Both of the accused were sent
to the penitentiary. No other serious charge has ever been brought
against any member of the community so far as Judge Mansfield knew.
The original set were fine physical specimens, "as fine," says Judge
Mansfield, "as the community ever saw."

Separate schools for white and blacks have been maintained from the
start. Nearly all the teachers have been white. The preachers have
been members of the colony. None of them, however, have gained any
particular prominence in any line. Not even any of the children, so
far as could be learned, had ever been sent off to school. The best
known of them now are two brothers, William and Wilson Toney, both
preachers. Just what acreage they now own I could not learn. How much
is owned by the best of them also could not be determined.

The community is called by some "McIntyre" after the man who carried
the slaves up into Ohio, and by others it is called "Haiti." The
latter term is almost wholly used by white people throughout the
county and has always been offensive to the Negroes. Although I went
to "Haiti" and talked with one of the men, Judge Mansfield gave me
practically all the information. I will send you more in a few days
gathered at other points. I have tried to cover your questions and to
include other vital ones. Please call my attention to anything that I
might mention to add to the interest or thoroughness of the story. I
have reported here almost word for word as the facts were given me by
the Judge and hope the story will have some interest for you. I
expect to find out a great deal more about that community.[2]

Very truly yours,

C. A. Powell.

Under a protest from afar a goodly number of slaves were settled in
Lawrence county in 1827.

COMMUNICATED

"BLACKS AND MULATTOES

"On the 14th April, seventy of this description of persons, in one
company emigrated into and settled within Lawrence county. They were a
part of a stock of slaves emancipated by the last will of a Mr. Ward,
late of Pittsylvania county, Virginia, deceased. Those unfortunate
creatures have little or no property of value--many of them ragged