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Slaves in the Estate of James W. and Emma Gadsden, Charleston, SC

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ames William Gadsden (b. 6 Oct 1806) died 7 Jan 1853. Three years later, on 4 Feb 1856, his wife Emma Georgianna Gadsden died. In estate sales from February to June of 1856, slaves in her estate (some of them listed in James W. Gadsden's estate in 1853) were sold by auctioneer Louis DeSaussure and the firm of Capers & Heyward, in Charleston.

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Another Weeping Time: Sale of 235 Slaves of Gen. James Gadsden, SC, 1860
Another Weeping Time: Sale of 235 Slaves of Gen. James Gadsden, SC, 1860
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Lowcountry Africana on Fold3
Lowcountry Africana on Fold3
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Restore the Ancestors Indexing Project: SC Estate Inventories
Restore the Ancestors Indexing Project: SC Estate Inventories
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Lowcountry Africana: South Carolina Slave Records on Fold3
Lowcountry Africana: South Carolina Slave Records on Fold3
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