The Conjure chest is another example of the wrath of those who were despairingly forced into slavery. Slave owner Jacob Cooley ordered one of his servants to make a chest for his son. Hosea made a beautiful chest for Cooley's son but for some reason, Jacob was less than impressed with his efforts. He beat him so hard that he killed him. Cooley's other slaves who were friends with Hosea, vowed to avenge his unjust death so they planned a ritual and got a 'conjure man' to place a curse on the chest. Cooley's first born son died as an infant and there are seventeen other deaths also attributed to the curse of the chest. The curse has since been removed and the chest is on display the Kentucky History Museum in Frankfort.
