Data
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Individuals
Benjamin Melvin
Recorded Names
| Benjamin Melvin 1 |
Associated Individuals
| Harriett Emily Smith (potential ACS emigrant) (emancipated by Benjamin Melvin) 2 |
| Harriett Emily Smith (potential ACS emigrant) (enslaved by Benjamin Melvin) 2 |
| Mary Ann Smith (potential ACS emigrant) (emancipated by Benjamin Melvin) 2 |
| Mary Ann Smith (potential ACS emigrant) (enslaved by Benjamin Melvin) 2 |
| Sarah Smith (potential ACS emigrant) (enslaved by Benjamin Melvin) 2 |
| Sarah Smith (potential ACS emigrant) (emancipated by Benjamin Melvin) 2 |
| Sarah Newton Smith (potential ACS emigrant) (enslaved by Benjamin Melvin) 2 |
| Sarah Newton Smith (potential ACS emigrant) (emancipated by Benjamin Melvin) 2 |
Events
18 Nov 1839 2
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Citations
- [1] John T. Cookus (Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co., Virginia) to Gurley (n. p.), letter, 16 Oct 1839; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 31; (https://www.fold3.com/image/27400707: accessed 23 Aug 2022).
- [2] Benjamin Melvin to Sam White, Sarah Smith and her children Mary Ann, Sarah Newton, Harriett Emily, Jefferson Co., West Virginia Deed Book 24: 2, signed 18 Nov 1839.
- [3] S. Wilkeson (Washington) to John T. Cookus ([Jefferson Co., Virginia]), letter, 16 Jun 1840; "Outgoing Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 182; (https://www.fold3.com/image/32552863: accessed 15 Jan 2023).
