MacLeod family.

Dates:
Active 1791
Active 1977

Biographical notes:

John MacLeod (1771?-1855), a Scottish merchant, emigrated to Alexandria, Va., and for many years held the post of chief clerk in the U.S. Post Office Dept. there. His son Donald (1809-1869), born in Virginia but educated in Scotland, was a Whig Party newspaperman in Tennessee and later worked for the U.S. Treasury Dept.

From the description of Papers, 1791-1977 (bulk 1831-1862). (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 30891149

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Subjects:

  • Slavery
  • African Americans
  • Slaves

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Places:

  • Glasgow (Scotland) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Jefferson County (W. Va.) (as recorded)
  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)

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