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Recently discovered as a hand-written document in the Buckingham
Smith Collection at the New-York Historical Society, this
remarkable first-person narrative traces the life of Sitiki, whose
name was changed to Jack Smith after his enslavement in America.
Captured and sold into slavery in Africa as a five-year-old, Sitiki
travelled to America as a cabin boy. Eventually sold by the ship's
captain to Josiah Smith of Savannah, Georgia, he lived there and in
Connecticut with his new master. Captured by the British during the
War of 1812, he was returned to the Smiths, to be freed only after
the Civil War. He went on to become the first black Methodist
minister in St. Augustine, Florida where he established his own
church. Patricia Griffin does not leave the story at the conclusion
of the slave narrative, but explores Sitiki's experiences and
places them in clear and valuable context. She presents the
narrative unencumbered, allowing Sitiki's authority, compassion,
and personality to speak for itself.
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