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Slavery

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

List of Enslaved Persons Belonging to the Estate of John Robinson upon his death, 1826 or 1827

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: 0000005804], Folder: 52
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 1 of this collection primarily covers the period from 1763 through Samuel McDowell Reid's death in 1869. There are also a few later items dealing chiefly with his estate.

The bulk of the papers deals with business matters. Documents concern such matters as the James River and Kanawha Company, the North River Navigation Company, Washington College's relationship with the Society of the Cincinnati, slavery, and the financial dealings of John Robinson and the Hare family.

Dates: 1826 or 1827