Dr. John D. Bellamy and His Mansion

The Mansion at Fifth and Market Streets

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Much of the labor on the mansion was performed by

free-black carpenters and their slaves. It was common at

that time for free-black carpenters and their slave artisans

to bid and win construction projects against white artisans

and contractors. Post himself was not known to own

any slaves though he employed many who were either

owned by black or white carpenters. Local free-black

carpenters Post employed were Frederick Howe and

Elvin Artis, and they likely owned trained slave artisans.

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