Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restrictions.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Niles' Weekly Register concerning Nat Turner Slave Rebellion, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Source of Acquisition

Purchase: Antique Collector's Club

Method of Acquisition

Acc. 2020.003 was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2017.

Processing Information

The collection was accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archivist, in January 2020.

Scope and Contents

The collection contains two issues of Niles' Weekly Register, published in Baltimore, Maryland, concerning Nat Turner's slave rebellion in Southampton, Virginia in 1831. Both issues, dated August 27 and September 3, 1831, give first-hand accounts of the rebellion from letters to the editor of the publication. The story begins on page 455 of the August 27 issue and on page 4 of the September 3 issue.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Slavery--Virginia
• Southampton Insurrection, 1831
• Turner, Nat (1800?-1831)
• United States--Virginia--Southampton County
• periodicals