Edwards, Monroe, 1808-1847
Variant namesMonroe 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 | Brown Brothers, Harriman & Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Dart, Christopher. | person |
| associatedWith | Green, Thomas Jefferson | person |
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| Slavery |
| Smugglers |
| Swindlers and swindling |
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Birth 1808
Death 1847
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