Mosby, Mary W. Pleasants, fl. 1821-1824

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Robert Pleasants was born at "Curles," Henrico County, Virginia and lived his entire life there. He was an active member of the Society of Friends. His brother Samuel Pleasants (1737-1807) was a successful merchant in Philadelphia. Sometime after 1771, he entered into a mercantile company (Robert Pleasants & Co.) which did business as a consignment tobacco exporter. He organized an abolition society in 1790.

From the guide to the Robert Pleasants Account Book, 1771-1824., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary)

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Active 1821

Death 1824

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