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LEON, Florida in the 1850s: 1 through 3 of 3

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  1. Cotton Planters Convention
    date July 26, 1851map LEON, Floridatags Agriculture, Economy

    The Cotton farmers of Florida came together in hopes of stabilizing pricing and markets. Judge Broome was the chairman of this convention and created the report which was used to analyze Cotton production and output. They came to the conclusion that a price minimum was essential and blamed irregular output for their pricing problems. This convention sparked interest in other southern cotton growing...

  2. Abolition Crew
    date June 6, 1855map LEON, Floridatags Crime/Violence, Government, Politics, Slavery

    Nine year-old Susan Bradford Eppes was worried about her father. On the eve of the family's journey to visit relatives in Tennessee an abolition crew had invaded the Eppes's plantation. According to Fannie, Susan's older sister, some white men, who had no business about the place, had come in the night and hidden away. Susan wanted to know more but Fannie refused to say anything else about that night....

  3. Liberia and American Colonization Society
    date June 27, 1858map LEON, Floridatags African-Americans, Politics, Migration/Transportation, Race-Relations, Slavery

    After reading the works of John C. Calhoun on the rights of states and slavery, Susan Bradford Eppes spoke with her parents about enslavement. While her father supported slavery as a slave owner himself, Susan learned that her mother opposed the institution. Susan said that her mother believed that white slave owners were the real slaves in the relationship. Having slaves required added work and responsibility...