Edwards, Monroe, 1808-1847

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Monroe Edwards was a Texas slave smuggler and forger. He owned the Chenango Plantation with Christopher Dart and used the estate as a base for smuggling slaves to Texas from Cuba.

From the description of George Knight vs. Monroe Edwards Document, 1841. (University of Texas at San Antonio). WorldCat record id: 298542370

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creatorOf Edwards, Monroe, 1808-1847. George Knight vs. Monroe Edwards Document, 1841. University of Texas at San Antonio, John Peace Library (JPL)
referencedIn Records of Brown Brothers Harriman, 1696-1973, 1995 (bulk, 1820-1968) New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Records of Brown Brothers Harriman, 1696-1973, 1995 (bulk, 1820-1968) New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Biography -- Edwards, Monroe. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn Green, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 1835-1838 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Brown Brothers, Harriman & Co. Records of Brown Brothers Harriman, 1696-1973, 1995 (bulk 1820-1968). New-York Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Dart, Christopher. person
associatedWith Green, Thomas Jefferson person
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Texas
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Slavery
Smugglers
Swindlers and swindling
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Birth 1808

Death 1847

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