Tag: Author: Caitlin Doolittle
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When the institution of slavery was legal and enslaved people considered property, slaveholders had to file and pay property taxes.… Continue Reading →
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Thomas Willing, who was the President of the Bank of North America, owned three slaves in 1769 and none by… Continue Reading →
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Joseph Reed was a trustee from 1778‐1785, and he was President of the Board of Trustees from 1779‐1781. He was… Continue Reading →
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William Plumsted, also a founder and trustee, inherited three slaves from his father. Plumsted purchased a slave as late as… Continue Reading →
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Benjamin Chew, perhaps one of the most well‐known of the trustees, came from one of the wealthiest families in the… Continue Reading →
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In the period before the revolution, what was then still the Academy was struggling financially. The trustees decided that steps… Continue Reading →
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After the success of the South Carolina fundraising trip, the University decided to send a similar trip to the British… Continue Reading →
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