[Pg 4] Entered according to Act of Congress, In the year 1862, BY J. R. GILMORE, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. M'CREA & MILLER, STEREOTYPERS. C. A. ALVORD, PRINTER[Pg 5] [Pg 5] TO RICHARD B. KIMBALL, THE ACCOMPLISHED AUTHOR, THE POLISHED GENTLEMAN, AND MY OLD AND EVER-VALUED FRIEND, THESE SKETCHES ARE DEDICATED BY THE Author.[Pg 6] Author [Pg 6] CONTENTS. On The Road. Arrival at Georgetown.—The Village Inn.—Nocturnal Adventures.—My African Driver.—His Strange History.—Genuine Negro Songs.—Arrival at Bucksville. Arrival at Georgetown.—The Village Inn.—Nocturnal Adventures.—My African Driver.—His Strange History.—Genuine Negro Songs.—Arrival at Bucksville.