En 1865, un caballero sureño bastante desesperado llamado coronel Patrick Henry Anderson envió un mensaje a un hombre que vivía en otro estado. Un hombre llamado Jordan Anderson. La plantación del coronel estaba en mal estado, ya que todos sus antiguos esclavos habían sido liberados… Jordan solía administrar la granja para él. Entonces el coronel suplicó su regreso, esperando que Jordan también pudiera persuadir a otros ex esclavos para que regresaran a trabajar.
Jordan Anderson y el Coronel Patrick Henry Anderson
Jordan Anderson pensó un poco. Y luego responde con una de las cartas más épicas jamás escritas en la historia de la humanidad. Continúa compartiendo su salario actual y cómo le va bastante bien financieramente, mencionando la educación de sus hijos y su mejor posición en la sociedad. Pide garantías de cómo serán tratados él y su familia… e hizo algunos cálculos. Jordan propone que, como “muestra de la buena voluntad de su antiguo amo”, se le den “pagos atrasados”. Se trata de un total de $11,680 en salarios. Jordan calculó los salarios en 25 dólares al mes durante 32 años para él y 2 dólares a la semana durante 20 años para su esposa Mandy; deduce bastante dinero por tres visitas al médico que ha tenido a lo largo de los años y por la extracción de un diente de su esposa, Mandy… También incluye intereses.
La carta concluye con una nota sarcástica: “Saluda a George Carter y agradécele por quitarte la pistola cuando me disparabas”. Para que conste: 11.680 dólares en 1865 valen 224.677,34 dólares hoy. No hace falta decir que el coronel Anderson no le envió dinero a Jordan Anderson y Jordan nunca regresó. El coronel se vio obligado a vender sus tierras por una miseria, cayó en depresión y alcoholismo y murió en 1865. Jordan Anderson vivió como un hombre libre hasta 1907, rodeado de una familia numerosa y amorosa.
The man was a slave, deprived of education, and yet he writes better than most modern-day academics and has a better grasp of sarcasm and irony than most modern-day comedians.
Carl Stone X-78
10 months ago
historian Raymond Winbush tracked down some of the Colonel’s descendants still living in Big Spring. Colonel Anderson, it seems, was forced to sell the land after his plea to Jordan failed, and he died not long after at age 44. What’s amazing, says Winbush, is that the current living relatives of Colonel Anderson are still angry at Jordan for not coming back.
john duncan marigold
10 months ago
Perfect example of how the “ slave” reveals to the “ master” his class, grace and dignity
Stelle Moris
10 months ago
Nothing makes me believe in cosmic justice more than reading that Jordan Anderson died at 81 and his wife Mandy lived until 87 while his enslaver? Died broke and angry at 44. He talks about the wish of his children getting an education and one of his sons achieved a doctorate and coauthored the Dayton, Ohio’s first black newspaper.
Kyle Kramer
10 months ago
There should have beed a great deal more taken out for living expences. There was housing and back then most income went to the simple expense of food. It would not be all that shocking that far better than half of ones wages would be spent on just food.
luke orban
10 months ago
Sounds like Jordan’s old master succumbed to something much like the “economic despair” that is beginning to carry off some of the middle aged duffers (palefaces?) here in “Hamerica.” (Nothing snide intended; as “eye” am one of them, me-self. {Talk Like a Pirate Day – September 19th; you can call me “Bob Spence,” if’n you would care to.})
Louise Paulson
10 months ago
Intelligent reply
Gretchen
10 months ago
That made me smile immensely.
Hanna Worstein
10 months ago
Did he really died penniless? …………….
Last edited 10 months ago by Hanna Worstein
magenta austin 939
10 months ago
Sounds like a letter that should be sent to a certain person in D.C.
Uncanny
10 months ago
And people in the southern US still fly the Confederate flag. When will they learn that slavery is wrong? :'(
gisowar
10 months ago
vvvvv
Lloyd and Jenna
10 months ago
"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." :)
Clay Robertson
10 months ago
brilliant
Mr Strawberry
10 months ago
didn’t sound like a fu you letter. sounded more like he was giving the guy a honest chance. the fact the guy had to reach out to him likely meant he couldn’t hire anyone locally though, and by that point likely didn’t have the money to pay anyone. so it might have been such a letter.
gregory palacio
10 months ago
The first black man to troll in America
CLAUDIO KUSSMAN
10 months ago
Excelente y positivo escrito de Darcy O’Brien, que pone de relieve la fina ironía del exesclavo Jordan Anderson, sobreviviente de una época que no debió haber existido. Cordialmente CLAUDIO KUSSMAN
Megan Brown
10 months ago
Very interesting history; quite novel for me, but interesting and welcome.
Simon Webber
10 months ago
Rethink your entire life if you rooted for the slave owner at any point during this story.
Darling Noble
10 months ago
Everyone loses when it comes to slavery.
frank
10 months ago
I am sure some of Mr Anderson’s descendants are still in Dayton.
This is some of the finest ruthless trolling savagery I have ever seen. I would like to frame this letter for people to admire in its holy ownage thereby stated
Strong Minded
10 months ago
I don’t believe in karma, but it sure worked that time.
Jeff44☼
10 months ago
So basically, here is a simpler Translation.
"Pay me what you owe or F@ck you."
Love, Jordan.
Joe Richards
10 months ago
I probably would have sent anthrax.
One Action
10 months ago
THAT’S how you moon a shitty boss
Erin A.
10 months ago
why was this never taught in schools… even my University classes?
the last of the super red hot new old riders
10 months ago
This move is perfection. I wish it was more widely known — every high schooler in America should know about Jordan. Thanks for researching his background
awesomesupercool2015
10 months ago
This was a real man. A man who would have likely made a better president than many we have had.
alexander rubins_77
10 months ago
I wish Polaroids existed then as that guy reading the letter would be a Polaroid moment.
Rodney Macy
10 months ago
That was fantastic!!! Horrifying too, as to the whole master sons rapping the slaves daughters.
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En 1865, un caballero sureño bastante desesperado llamado coronel Patrick Henry Anderson envió un mensaje a un hombre que vivía en otro estado. Un hombre llamado Jordan Anderson. La plantación del coronel estaba en mal estado, ya que todos sus antiguos esclavos habían sido liberados… Jordan solía administrar la granja para él. Entonces el coronel suplicó su regreso, esperando que Jordan también pudiera persuadir a otros ex esclavos para que regresaran a trabajar.
Jordan Anderson pensó un poco. Y luego responde con una de las cartas más épicas jamás escritas en la historia de la humanidad. Continúa compartiendo su salario actual y cómo le va bastante bien financieramente, mencionando la educación de sus hijos y su mejor posición en la sociedad. Pide garantías de cómo serán tratados él y su familia… e hizo algunos cálculos. Jordan propone que, como “muestra de la buena voluntad de su antiguo amo”, se le den “pagos atrasados”. Se trata de un total de $11,680 en salarios. Jordan calculó los salarios en 25 dólares al mes durante 32 años para él y 2 dólares a la semana durante 20 años para su esposa Mandy; deduce bastante dinero por tres visitas al médico que ha tenido a lo largo de los años y por la extracción de un diente de su esposa, Mandy… También incluye intereses.
La carta concluye con una nota sarcástica: “Saluda a George Carter y agradécele por quitarte la pistola cuando me disparabas”. Para que conste: 11.680 dólares en 1865 valen 224.677,34 dólares hoy. No hace falta decir que el coronel Anderson no le envió dinero a Jordan Anderson y Jordan nunca regresó. El coronel se vio obligado a vender sus tierras por una miseria, cayó en depresión y alcoholismo y murió en 1865. Jordan Anderson vivió como un hombre libre hasta 1907, rodeado de una familia numerosa y amorosa.
PrisioneroEnArgentina.com
Junio 7, 2024
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The man was a slave, deprived of education, and yet he writes better than most modern-day academics and has a better grasp of sarcasm and irony than most modern-day comedians.
historian Raymond Winbush tracked down some of the Colonel’s descendants still living in Big Spring. Colonel Anderson, it seems, was forced to sell the land after his plea to Jordan failed, and he died not long after at age 44. What’s amazing, says Winbush, is that the current living relatives of Colonel Anderson are still angry at Jordan for not coming back.
Perfect example of how the “ slave” reveals to the “ master” his class, grace and dignity
Nothing makes me believe in cosmic justice more than reading that Jordan Anderson died at 81 and his wife Mandy lived until 87 while his enslaver? Died broke and angry at 44. He talks about the wish of his children getting an education and one of his sons achieved a doctorate and coauthored the Dayton, Ohio’s first black newspaper.
There should have beed a great deal more taken out for living expences. There was housing and back then most income went to the simple expense of food. It would not be all that shocking that far better than half of ones wages would be spent on just food.
Sounds like Jordan’s old master succumbed to something much like the “economic despair” that is beginning to carry off some of the middle aged duffers (palefaces?) here in “Hamerica.” (Nothing snide intended; as “eye” am one of them, me-self. {Talk Like a Pirate Day – September 19th; you can call me “Bob Spence,” if’n you would care to.})
Intelligent reply
That made me smile immensely.
Did he really died penniless? …………….
Sounds like a letter that should be sent to a certain person in D.C.
And people in the southern US still fly the Confederate flag. When will they learn that slavery is wrong? :'(
vvvvv
brilliant
didn’t sound like a fu you letter. sounded more like he was giving the guy a honest chance. the fact the guy had to reach out to him likely meant he couldn’t hire anyone locally though, and by that point likely didn’t have the money to pay anyone. so it might have been such a letter.
The first black man to troll in America
Excelente y positivo escrito de Darcy O’Brien, que pone de relieve la fina ironía del exesclavo Jordan Anderson, sobreviviente de una época que no debió haber existido. Cordialmente CLAUDIO KUSSMAN
Very interesting history; quite novel for me, but interesting and welcome.
Rethink your entire life if you rooted for the slave owner at any point during this story.
Everyone loses when it comes to slavery.
I am sure some of Mr Anderson’s descendants are still in Dayton.
Such a polite way to tell the prick off.
And very classy
that’s super cool man.
What goes around comes around..
this guy is my hero !
This is some of the finest ruthless trolling savagery I have ever seen. I would like to frame this letter for people to admire in its holy ownage thereby stated
I don’t believe in karma, but it sure worked that time.
So basically, here is a simpler Translation.
Love, Jordan.
I probably would have sent anthrax.
THAT’S how you moon a shitty boss
why was this never taught in schools… even my University classes?
This move is perfection. I wish it was more widely known — every high schooler in America should know about Jordan. Thanks for researching his background
This was a real man. A man who would have likely made a better president than many we have had.
I wish Polaroids existed then as that guy reading the letter would be a Polaroid moment.
That was fantastic!!! Horrifying too, as to the whole master sons rapping the slaves daughters.
That is some Grade A karma there.