Major, Benjamin, 1796-1852
Variant namesIn the late 1820s, possibly as a result of his friendship with Alexander Campbell, founder of the Disciples of Christ Church, Benjamin Major came to the conclusion that slavery was wrong. He freed his eight slaves and paid their passage to Liberia, where they arrived in late summer of 1830. The Major family moved from Christian County, Kentucky, to Woodford County, Ill., in 1834.
From the description of The Major collection of letters from Liberia, 1830-1854 and 1994. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 741523206
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Major, Benjamin, 1796-1852. The Major collection of letters from Liberia, 1830-1854 and 1994. | Mclean County Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Deveaux, Videau Marion, 1815-1867. Account book, 1879 Jan. 30-Nov. 29. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Bradson, Shelvay. | person |
| associatedWith | Deveaux, Videau Marion, 1815-1867. | person |
| associatedWith | Gebhardt, Kristy. | person |
| associatedWith | Harlan, Agnes. | person |
| associatedWith | Harland, George. | person |
| associatedWith | Harlands, Enock. | person |
| correspondedWith | Harland, Wesley | person |
| correspondedWith | Major, Austin | person |
| correspondedWith | Major, Selvay | person |
| correspondedWith | Majors family | family |
| associatedWith | Majors, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Majors, Lucy. | person |
| correspondedWith | Major, Tolbert | person |
| associatedWith | Watkins, Edward. | person |
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Birth 1796-10-31
Death 1852-05-29
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