Elizabeth L. Harris

Title

Elizabeth L. Harris

Subject Headings

Coal mines and mining--Virginia
Slavery--United States

Description

Elizabeth L. Harris discusses her family's history of enslaving men and boys in coal mines before the American Civil War.

Name(s) of ancestors

Doctor [?] Glover

Name(s) of enslaved person(s)

"Old Yellow Ben"

Location(s) mentioned

New York City, New York, United States; Lynchburg, Virginia, United States; Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States; Barbados; South Carolina, United States; Louisiana, United States

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