Names of persons included in this concordance: Capitalized Words Only: Virginia Slave Narratives by Work Projects Administration (PG 28973) Copyright 2017 by Christopher Forbis and John Sepich Number of unique words: 729 VA-1 Berry, Fannie VA-2 Crawley, Charles VA-3 Fulkes, Minnie VA-4 Giwbs (Gibbs?), Georgina VA-5 Goodwin, Candis VA-6 Grandy, Charles VA-7 Harris, Della VA-8 Hines, Marriah VA-9 Hopson, Moble VA-10 Jones, Albert VA-11 Kelly, Susan, and Stokes, Simon VA-12 Slaughter, Richard VA-13 Sparks, Elizabeth Wilson, Mary Jane Capitalized Words Only: Virginia WPA Slave Narratives Words that occur more than 13 times are not included in this concordance: Ah (27) An' (31) But (22) De (18) Dey (23) God (21) Hampton (18) He (59) Hw (38) I (334) If (14) Lord (25) Master (15) Miss (28) My (45) No (19) Norfolk (14) Petersburg (17) She (27) Shep (22) Sp (17) The (30) They (16) Virginia (25) We (42) Well (35) When (26) Yankees (31) Yes (18) You (26) A VA-1, VA-9, VA-13, Abraham VA-12 Academy Academy' After VA-1, VA-3, VA-4, VA-6, VA-12, VA-13, Aged VA-5 Ah's VA-5 Ain't VA-1, VA-9 Aint VA-3 Albert VA-10 Alexandria VA-12 All VA-1, VA-2, VA-3, VA-4, VA-5, VA- 7 Allen VA-2 Allen's VA-2 Although VA-8 Always VA-7, VA-8, VA-12 Amen VA-12 American VA-12 An VA-9 And VA-3 Anderson VA-12, VA-13 Ann VA-1 Anna VA-11 Any VA-8 Anyway VA-13 Appomattox VA-1 April VA-3, VA-12 Armstrong VA-12 Arriving VA-6 Arter VA-9 As VA-2, VA-3, VA-7 At VA-1, VA-6, Atlantic VA-2 Aunt VA-11 Autobiography VA-12, VA-13 Avenue VA-4, VA-8, VA-10 Awakening VA-6 B VA-11, VA-12 Baby VA-1, VA-3, VA-7 Back VA-1 Baltimore VA-7, VA-12 Bank VA-1, VA-2 Baptis' VA-2 Barracks VA-12 Bawn VA-5 Beat VA-13 Before VA-12, VA-13 Belcher VA-3 Bell VA-12 Ben VA-12 Benjamin VA-8 Berry VA-1 Bethel VA-9 Betsy VA-3 Better VA-5 Betty VA-13 Bible VA-3, VA-5, VA-6, VA-13 Big VA-9 Bil VA-1 Billups VA-11 Billy VA-7
Blacks VA-9 Bless VA-13 Bluff VA-12 Bob VA-7 Born VA-8 Born'd VA-9 Boston VA-12 Bought VA-13 Bout VA-8 Boy VA-13 British VA-9 Britishers VA-9 Broadie VA-1 Brown VA-1, VA-9, VA-13 Brown's VA-9 Brownsville VA-12 Buck VA-7, VA-11 Burrell VA-11 By VA-1, VA-2, VA-3, VA-4, VA-6, VA- 7, VA-8, VA-10, VA-13, Byrd VA-1, VA-2, VA-3, VA-7 Byrne VA-3, VA-7 C VA-3, VA-5, VA-7, VA-11 Cain't VA-13 Canaan VA-1 Candis VA-5 Capahosic VA-11 Cape VA-5 Capt VA-12 Carolina VA-13 Caroline VA-13 Carry VA-1 Carthan VA-7 Cause VA-8 Charles VA-2, VA-5, VA-6 Chatman VA-2 Chesterfield VA-3 Chestnut Child VA-1, VA-2 Children VA-13 Chillen VA-8 Chillun VA-1, VA-7 Christ VA-12 Christian VA-8, VA-12, VA-13 Church VA-2, City VA-3, VA-7, VA-12 Civil VA-1, VA-2, VA-5, VA-6, VA-10 Clark VA-1 Claude VA-12, VA-13 Co VA-11 Coast VA-2 Col VA-11 Colonel VA-2, VA-12 Colored VA-1, VA-2, VA-7, Columbia VA-12 Come VA-1, VA-3, VA-5, VA-12, VA-13 Comfort VA-12 Company VA-5, VA-6, VA-10, VA-12 Copy VA-4 Cose VA-5 Couldn't VA-5 Count VA-12 Country VA-2 County VA-2, VA-3, VA-8, VA-11 Course VA-4, VA-10, VA-13 Coursen VA-9 Court VA-13 Courting VA-7 Crater VA-1 Crawley VA-2 Creek VA-12 D VA-3, VA-8 Dar VA-1, VA-8, VA-9 Dare VA-8 Dat VA-1, VA-4, VA-8, VA-9 Dat's VA-5, VA-8 Date VA-1, VA-2, VA-6 Dats VA-2, VA-5 David VA-6, VA-8 December VA-3, VA-12 Delia VA-1 Della VA-7 Delware VA-12 Dem VA-1, VA-5 Den VA-2, VA-3, VA-5, VA-7, VA-8, VA-9, VA-10 Dere VA-4, VA-10 Dese VA-1, VA-2, VA-3 Dey's VA-5 Dick VA-3 Did VA-2, VA-5, VA-12 Didn't VA-3, VA-5, VA-13 Dig VA-9 Diggin' VA-9 Dis VA-1, VA-3, VA-4, VA-7, VA-9 Do VA-3, VA-7, VA-12 Doctor VA-7 Dogone VA-5 Doing VA-8 Don' VA-9 Don't VA-1, VA-3, VA-9 Done VA-7, VA-13 Doodle VA-1 Down VA-9 Dr VA-12 Drawing Drury's VA-12 Due VA-10 Duffeys VA-1 Dunston VA-4, VA-10, Duplicate VA-4 During VA-10, VA-12, Dutch VA-12 E VA-1, VA-3, VA-6, VA-7, VA-8, VA- 12, Eating VA-7 Ef VA-3, VA-4 Ef'n VA-5 Elder VA-1 Elizabeth VA-13 Emanuel English VA-12 Epps VA-12 Even VA-8 Evenings VA-8 Every VA-7, VA-8 Ex VA-1, VA-2, VA-4, VA-6, VA-10 F VA-8 Failing VA-6 Family VA-6 Fannie VA-1 Father February VA-1, VA-2, VA-6, VA-7 Fer VA-2, VA-10 Ferry VA-1, VA-12 Fight VA-13 Firs' VA-5 First VA-9 Fo VA-9 Fo' VA-13 Folklore VA-11 Folks VA-7, Following VA-6 For VA-2, VA-11 Foreman VA-13 Fort VA-10 Fortress VA-6 From VA-6, VA-7, VA-8 Fulkes VA-3 Gal VA-3, VA-7 Galena VA-12 Gave VA-9 Gawdammit VA-9
Gee VA-11 Gelaspe VA-3 General VA-12 George VA-11, VA-12 Georgina VA-4 Getting VA-12 Git VA-13 Give VA-13 Given VA-12 Giwbs VA-4 Glad VA-12 Glory VA-1 Gloucester VA-11 Go VA-7, VA-9 God's VA-3, VA-13 Godium VA-5 Godsey VA-3 Good VA-12 Goodbye VA-13 Goodwin VA-5 Got VA-5, VA-7, VA-12 Governor VA-1 Grande VA-12 Grandy VA-6 Graves VA-3 Ground VA-6 Guess VA-10 Guinea VA-11 Guns VA-1 Gwan VA-13 Gwine VA-7 Gwyne VA-13 Ha VA-2, VA-3 Had VA-3, VA-5 Hail VA-12 Harper's VA-12 Harpers VA-1 Harris VA-7 Harrison VA-2 Harrison's VA-12 Hatton VA-10 Have VA-1, VA-12 Hayes VA-11 He'd VA-4, VA-13 He's VA-5, VA-12 Heh VA-1, VA-12, VA-13 Her VA-7, VA-8, VA-13 Here VA-6 Hickory VA-6 Hines VA-8 His VA-2, VA-6, VA-9, VA-12, VA-13 History VA-6 Hit VA-4 Hoggard VA-6, VA-8 Hold VA-13 Home Honey VA-1, VA-2, VA-3, VA-5, VA-7 Hook VA-11 Hooker VA-12 Hopson VA-9 Hopson's VA-9 Hopsons VA-9 House VA-7, VA-13 How VA-1, VA-3, VA-9, VA-12 I'd VA-13, I'll VA-1, VA-3, VA-13 I'm VA-2, VA-3, VA-7, VA-9, VA-12, VA-13 I's VA-10 I've VA-7, VA-13 Ii VA-9 In VA-3, VA-7, VA-10, VA-11, VA-12, Indian VA-7 Indians VA-7 Injun VA-9 Injuns VA-9 Insert VA-8, VA-9 Institute VA-12, Insurrection VA-1 Interview VA-1, VA-2, VA-3, VA-4, VA- 5, VA-6, VA-7, VA-8, VA-9, VA-10, VA- 14 Interviewed VA-13 Invention VA-1 Is VA-7, VA-13 Island VA-12 It VA-1, VA-2, VA-4, VA-6, VA-7, VA-8, VA-9, VA-10, VA-12, VA-13 It's Its VA-7 Jackey VA-2 Jacob VA-5 Jake VA-5 James VA-8, VA-9, VA-12, VA-13 Jane January VA-4, VA-10, VA-12, VA-13 Jayne VA-11 Jennie VA-13 Jennie's VA-13 Jes VA-3 Jes' VA-5 Jest VA-2 Jesus VA-1, VA-2 Joe VA-12 John VA-1, VA-3, VA-7, VA-13 Johny's VA-1 Jones VA-1, VA-10 Jones' VA-10 Joseph VA-12 Judge VA-13 July VA-8 June VA-12 Junius VA-1 Just VA-1, VA-7 K' VA-10 Kain't VA-9 Kate VA-7 Keep VA-13 Kelly VA-11 Kemo VA-1 Kimo VA-1 Kin VA-5, VA-13 Kink VA-9 Kit VA-11 Kitty VA-1 Know VA-5 Landing VA-12 Leastways VA-13 Lee VA-1 Lee's VA-1, VA-2, VA-7 Lemme VA-2 Lemmie VA-5 Let VA-1, VA-3 Let'er VA-13 Libby VA-9 Lieutenant VA-12 Lilly VA-13 Lincoln VA-9, VA-12 Lindsey VA-4, VA-10 Line VA-2 Listen VA-1 Long VA-9 Look VA-10 Lord's VA-8 Lots VA-8 Lucille VA-11 Luenburg VA-2 Lynchburg VA-7 M Maine VA-12 Major VA-5, VA-13 Make VA-7
Mama VA-7 Mammy VA-9, VA-11 Mamy VA-1 Man VA-7 Mann's VA-1 Many VA-4, March VA-2, VA-3, VA-8 Marriage VA-1 Marriah VA-8 Marriah's VA-8 Mars' VA-2 Marsa VA-13 Marse VA-9, VA-13 Marster VA-2 Marster's VA-2 Mary Maryland VA-5, VA-12 Massa VA-5, VA-11, VA-13 Massa's VA-5, VA-13 Masser VA-5 Mastah VA-4 Masters VA-2 Material VA-11 Mathews VA-11 Matthews VA-13 May VA-3 Mccellan VA-12 Mcdaniel VA-7 Mckinley's VA-12 Me VA-11, VA-13 Mek VA-5 Member VA-1, VA-3, VA-5 Meritanza VA-12 Merrimac VA-12 Mexicans VA-12 Might VA-13 Miller VA-13 Mind VA-3 Minnie VA-3 Mis VA-2 Misses VA-8 Missie VA-8 Mississippi VA-6 Missus VA-5, VA-8 Missus' VA-5 Missy VA-13 Mistess VA-1, VA-2, VA-7 Mistess' VA-7 Mistress VA-1 Mobile VA-9 Moble VA-9 Molley VA-1 Mommer VA-5 Monitor VA-12 Monroe VA-6 Mont VA-7 Moore VA-1, VA-3, VA-11 Morgan's VA-2 Mos' VA-13 Mosker VA-12 Most VA-8, VA-13 Moster VA-7 Moster's VA-7 Mother VA-2, VA-6, Mr VA-2, VA-6, VA-8, VA-10 Mrs VA-1, VA-3, VA-4, VA-5, VA-7, VA-8 Mt VA-12 Muh VA-5 Muma VA-3, VA-7 N VA-7 Nasty VA-5 Nat VA-1 Navy Naw VA-9 Nawsuh VA-9 Negro VA-2, VA-4, VA-9, VA-11, VA- 14 Negroes VA-1, VA-6, VA-11 Nellovies VA-2 Never VA-7 New VA-12 Newport VA-12 News VA-12 Nicholas VA-11 Nigger VA-1 Nigguhs VA-13 Nineteenth VA-12 Nippecat VA-1 North VA-3 Nosir VA-13 Not VA-8, VA-9, VA-10, Nottin'ham VA-5 Nottingham's VA-5 November VA-6, VA-9 Now VA-1, VA-6, VA-7, VA-8, VA-12, VA-13 O VA-2 O'er VA-1 Oakwood VA-8 Of VA-2, VA-8, VA-9, Off VA-2 Often VA-6 Oh VA-1, VA-5, VA-12, VA-13 Ol VA-13 Ol' VA-1, VA-2, VA-5, VA-13 Old VA-1, VA-3, VA-9, VA-12, VA-13, Ole VA-9 On VA-2, VA-8, VA-10, VA-12, VA-13, Once VA-13 Oncle VA-9 One VA-1, VA-4, VA-6, VA-9, VA-10, Only VA-3 Or VA-8 Oughta VA-9 Our VA-2 Out VA-1 Paddy VA-3 Pamplin VA-1 Pattyrollers VA-2 Paw VA-9 Perkins VA-12 Peter VA-7, VA-11 Philidelphia VA-7 Pioneer Plains VA-12 Plenty VA-8, VA-9, VA-10, VA-13 Point VA-11, VA-12 Poquoson VA-9 Portsmouth VA-4, VA-6, VA-10, Potomac VA-9 President VA-3, VA-7 Pressman VA-8 Pressmans VA-8 Prince VA-3 Prison VA-9 Pshaw VA-7 Puerto VA-12 Purpose VA-1 Put VA-7, VA-13 Question VA-7 Quire VA-12 R VA-8 Real VA-7 Rebels VA-1, VA-12 Recorded VA-9 Reed VA-12 Regiment VA-5, VA-12 Relationship VA-1 Richard VA-12
Richmond VA-9, VA-12, VA-13 Rico VA-12 Ringo VA-12 Rio VA-12 River VA-9, VA-12 Roads VA-12 Robert VA-2 Rock VA-11 Rooster VA-1 Royal VA-7 Run VA-3 S VA-12 S'all VA-13 Sal' VA-3 Sallie VA-3 Sara VA-1 Saturday VA-8, VA-9 Savannah VA-12 Say VA-5 Scared VA-1 School VA-7 Schools VA-13 Scott VA-5 Scott's VA-5 Scotts VA-5 Seaford VA-13 Seaview VA-5 Sech VA-1 See VA-1, VA-5, VA-10 Sell VA-13 Sending VA-6 Sent VA-13 September VA-12 Serve VA-3 Set VA-1 Several VA-6 She'd VA-13 Sho VA-7 Sho' VA-9 Shore VA-5 Simon VA-11 Simon's VA-11 Sing VA-1 Siree VA-7 Sis VA-2 Sis' VA-5 Slaughter VA-12 Slave VA-2, VA-13 Slaves VA-2, VA-6, VA-13 Slip VA-5 Smith VA-6 So VA-1, VA-3, VA-8, VA-9, VA-12, VA-13 Sold VA-12 Some VA-1, VA-2, VA-5, VA-7, VA-8, VA-9, VA-13 Sometime VA-5 Sometimes VA-2, VA-4, VA-10, VA-13 Son VA-13 Song VA-1 Soon VA-3, VA-5, Souf VA-10 South VA-2, VA-3, VA-8, VA-12, VA- 13 Southern VA-2 Sowd VA-5 Spanish VA-12 Sparks VA-13 Spencer VA-3 Springdale VA-13 Squreball VA-1 Stephen VA-5 Still VA-9, VA-10 Stimson VA-12 Stokes VA-11 Story VA-2, VA-9, VA-11 Street VA-1, VA-2, VA-3, VA-6, VA-7, VA-12, Successfully VA-6 Sue VA-1, VA-3, VA-7 Sunday VA-2, VA-4, VA-5, VA-7, VA-8 Sundays VA-8 Superstitions VA-4 Sure VA-9, VA-13 Susan VA-11 Susan's VA-11 Susie VA-1, VA-2, VA-3, VA-7 Susue VA-3 Sycamore VA-2 Tain't VA-5, VA-13 Take VA-1 Taking Tales VA-11 Talking VA-7 Teacher Tek VA-5 Tel VA-5 Tell VA-9 Tells VA-9 Tenth VA-5 Termerrer VA-13 Terms VA-9 Texas VA-12 That VA-9, VA-12, VA-13 That's VA-13 Thelma VA-4, VA-10, Then VA-10, VA-12, VA-13 There VA-2, VA-6, VA-8, VA-12, VA-13 These VA-1 They'd VA-13 This VA-6 Those Thought VA-5 Thousings VA-9 Thursday VA-1 Time VA-9 Tis VA-3 Tom VA-1 Too VA-12 Town VA-1 Tr VA-8, VA-11 Traveling VA-6 Try VA-9 Tuckey VA-5 Turnbull VA-7 Turner VA-1 Turner's VA-1 Twas VA-1, VA-5, VA-9 Two VA-12 Twould VA-5 Typist VA-11 Uh VA-9 Um VA-1, VA-2, VA-3 Uncle VA-3, VA-5, VA-9 Understand VA-12 Union VA-1, VA-12 Up VA-1 Upon VA-6, VA-8 Upper VA-11 Us VA-1, VA-10, VA-13 Uster VA-5 Ustuh VA-9 Usual VA-13 Usually VA-6 Va VA-6, VA-12 Vernon VA-12 Veteran VA-6, VA-10 Veterans VA-6 W VA-11, VA-12, VA-13 W11805 VA-11 War VA-1, VA-2, VA-6, VA-10, VA-12 Warrenton VA-7 Was VA-1, VA-9
Washington VA-3, VA-7, VA-12 Washington's VA-12 Way VA-9 We'd VA-4, VA-8 We'll VA-1 Wednesday VA-8 Went VA-5, VA-13 Western VA-2 What VA-5, VA-8, VA-12 What's VA-13 Where VA-9, VA-12 Which VA-13 While VA-6, VA-12 White VA-7, VA-13 Who's VA-5 Whut VA-13 Why VA-5, VA-8, VA-9, VA-12, VA-13 William's VA-5 Williams VA-1, VA-3, VA-5, VA-7, VA- 13 Wilson Wilson's Wisconsin VA-6 Wise VA-1 With Within VA-6 Wont VA-5 Woodwell VA-11 Work VA-4 World VA-12 Wouldn' VA-5 Writer VA-11 Yankee VA-1, VA-3, VA-6, VA-12 Yanks VA-9 Yard Yassir VA-9 Yer VA-10, VA-13 Yer're VA-13 Yessir VA-12, VA-13 Yo' VA-1, VA-2, VA-3 York VA-9, VA-12 You're VA-13 Young VA-7 Your VA-8 Yuh VA-5, VA-9