Robert Carter III
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1728 – 1804
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Who was Robert Carter III?
Robert "Councillor" Carter III was an American plantation owner, and for two decades sat on the Virginia Governor's Council. With the assistance of Baptist, Quaker and Swedenborgian faithful, Carter began what became the largest release of slaves in North America prior to the American Civil War. By a "Deed of Gift" filed with Northumberland County on September 5, 1791, and related documents filed in Westmoreland County in subsequent years, Carter began the process of manumitting 452 slaves in his lifetime.
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- Born
- 1728
- Also known as
- Robert Carter
- Spouses
- Frances Ann Tasker Carter
(1754/04/02 - )
- Frances Ann Tasker Carter
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- College of William & Mary
- Lived in
- Maryland
- Died
- Mar 10, 1804
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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