Coffle

A coffle, sometimes called a platoon or a drove, was a group of enslaved people chained together and marched from one place to another by owners or slave traders.^[1]^[2]^[3] These troupes, sometimes called shipping lots before they were moved, ranged in size from a fewer than a dozen to 200 or more enslaved people. Coffles were rarely mentioned in southern newspapers because they were so common that they were unworthy of remark; most descriptions of coffles come from the accounts of travelers from other parts of the country or world.^[4]

^ Humphrey, Tom (June 2, 2018). "New book on history of slavery in Tennessee". Retrieved January 18, 2022.
^ "Slave Prisons". Bedford County Press and Everett Press. September 10, 1878. p. 4. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
^ Morgan, Michael (2015). Delmarva's Patty Cannon: The Devil on the Nanticoke. Arcadia Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-62619-812-8.
^ Carey, Bill (2018). Runaways, Coffles and Fancy Girls: A History of Slavery in Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee: Clearbrook Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-9725680-4-3. LCCN 2018903570. OCLC 1045068878.

[History_Bill-1] Humphrey, Tom (June 2, 2018). "New book on history of slavery in Tennessee". Retrieved January 18, 2022.

[:0-2] "Slave Prisons". Bedford County Press and Everett Press. September 10, 1878. p. 4. Retrieved August 14, 2023.

[3] Morgan, Michael (2015). Delmarva's Patty Cannon: The Devil on the Nanticoke. Arcadia Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-62619-812-8.

[4] Carey, Bill (2018). Runaways, Coffles and Fancy Girls: A History of Slavery in Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee: Clearbrook Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-9725680-4-3. LCCN 2018903570. OCLC 1045068878.

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