Letter, 1794 December 4, Northampton County, to "Esteam Frd. Robart Pleasants] / James Binford.

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Letter, 1794 December 4, Northampton County, to "Esteam Frd. Robart Pleasants] / James Binford.

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Letter from James Binford to Robert Pleasants about Binford's slaves, how he treats them, and his worries about legal ramifications.

1 item (4 pages) ; 31 cm.

Haverford College Library

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Pleasants, Robert, 1723-1801

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Robert Pleasants was a Quaker merchant, planter, and enslaver-turned-abolitionist who spent most of his life in Henrico County, Virginia. He is perhaps best known for successfully suing for the freedom of over 400 enslaved people as the plaintiff in Pleasants v. Pleasants, the largest manumission case in U.S. history. Pleasants was born about 1723 to John Pleasants III and Margaret Jordan Pleasants, Quaker members of Virginia's planter aristocracy of enslavers, at their estate o...

Binford, James.

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