List of slaves owned by Lawrence Taliaferro, 1813

Titles: List of slaves owned by Lawrence Taliaferro, 1813 (Supplied title)

Description: The front side of this document dates to July 3, 1813 and attests to Lawrence Taliaferro's membership in the Franklin Society. On the back side,Taliaferro lists the names of slaves in his ownership, writing in a note, "21 freed from slavery 1839-40-43." It is not known if Taliaferro owned all these slaves at once, if he freed them all at once, and if he owned them during his tenure as Indian Agent. Also unknown is the date on which he originally wrote the list.

Dates

• Exactly 1813 - Exactly 1843 (Creation)

Creation

• about: Taliaferro, Lawrence

Identifiers

• View in Library & Archives Catalog
• Finding Aid ID: m0035.pdf

Notes

• Lawrence Taliaferro papers, 1813-1868

Holding Type: Manuscripts - Component - Item

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: text

Subjects

Locations

• Name: Fort Snelling, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

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