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families, it was probably quite a substantial number. another indication he might have allowed dealing in his tavern is he held an enslaved man named moses for a mr. marshall who possibly duped moses into coming with him to alexandria. after his master died, moses was sold to a man from new orleans. mr. marshall managed to persuade him from the man and then traveled to new york and get his freedom, and then left him in the care of john gadsby. any records in the involvement in slave trading in 1808 -- end around 1880 when he leaves for baltimore. in baltimore, john gadsby continued t...

small scale trading was rife among owners, particularly in taverns and hotels. most sales involved say five to 20 people at a time. even more common were brokers helping owners to sell off a few people to raise a little money as scholar mary beth corrigan notes. during the years circa 1822 to 1836, john gadsby advertised 81 to 93 people. his 1830 census record indicates he owned 39 people. again, john gadsby could take advantage of the flourishing slave trade. the national hotel was relatively close to other hotels in the city involved in the slave trade and a reasonable distance fro...

you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. this is c-span 3 with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and every weekend, 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our websites, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. coming up, a program on african-american work and life in washington, d.c. especially in the area around the white house known as president's park. we'll hear from alexandra lane. rights and reproduction coordi...

thank you. we have just learned about -- thank you. we've just learned about an important space in the history of decatur house in the nation's capital in our last presentation. now we'll hear about one of the many owners of the house, john gads by along with his business interest in washington and how he associated with the slave trade. as gath rin mentioned this morning, we do know the names of those enslaved men, women and children living in the decatur house quarters. when the quarters played a role in the slave trade remains illusive. the early results show an enterprise that pr...