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Excerpts from the Confession of Solomon.
Communications made to the subscribers by Solomon, the property of Thomas H. Prosser, of Henrico, now under sentence of death for plotting an insurrection.
My brother Gabriel was the person who influenced me to join him and others in order that (as he said) we might conquer the white people and possess ourselves of their property. I enquired how we were to effect it. He said by falling upon them (the whites) in the dead of night, at which time they would be unguarded and unsuspicious…
The first places Gabriel intended to attack in Richmond were, the Capitol, the Magazine, the Penitentiary, the Governor’s house and his person. The inhabitants were to be massacred, save those who begged for quarter and agreed to serve as soldiers with them. The reason why the insurrection was to be made at this particular time was, the discharge of the number of soldiers, one or two months ago, which induced Gabriel to believe the plan would be more easily executed.
Given under our hands this 11th day of September, 1800.
GERVAS STORRS JOSEPH SELDEN.