Slavery -- Maryland
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Steuart family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0758
Abstract
This collection contains the correspondence, diaries, account books, and business papers of several generations of the Steuart family. The Steuarts were wealthy plantation owners with estates in Baltimore and Anne Arundel County and were also strong supporters of slavery. The materials in the collection mainly pertain to a trust estate established in 1861 by Major General George H. Steuart (1790-1867), who served in the War of 1812 and joined the Confederate States of Amercia during the...
Dates:
1885-1955
Found in:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
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Steuart family papers