Account of sale of slaves to Samuel Garland by Samuel McDReid & John Alexander, committee of the trustees of Washington College. Concluded on the 11th Day of January 1836. Mr. Garland offered for ...
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Below is an image of excerpts from "Jockey John" Robinson's will, including the section in which he describes the slaves who are part of his bequest to Washington College. View a text version of the ...
In his will, John Robinson left Washington College his lands and the bulk of his possession at Harts Bottom, which is now the site of Buena Vista, Va. He also established a professorship of "Geology ...
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