11677703https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/11677703VirginiaBedfordCounty10111777Legislative16121777Legislativeallowed fifteen pounds10019Library of Virginia, Richmond, VirginiaEdmond Ruffin Jr.'s slave Dick was apprehended attempting to board one of Lord Dunmore's ships. The Committee of Safety decided to send Dick, who displayed an "insolent and seditious Disposition," to the West Indies or to the lead mines as an example to other disloyal blacks. Dick, however, died before the example could be set, and the owner seeks compensation.ShipsCaribbean Islands, migration from/toJails/WorkhousesFreedom seekersInsubordination