Reading it for a history class. Often Solomon quotes masters calling him a "n***er" but prior to a lot of that, in quotations he uses "d-d" or "d-n." It's used when they are unsatisfied with the slaves, and is a censored word, but if it uses the n-word freely, what word is more offensive? Does anybody know what word he is referring to?
It's damned and damn. The religious implications of eternal hellfire laid a heavy taboo on their use in the nineteenth century.
You can actually read most of Paul Gilje's discussion of "damn" in the nineteenth century in To Swear Like a Sailor's Google Books preview, if you're interested.