Record #:

21247

Author(s):

Mitchell, Thornton W.; Mitchell, Memory F.

Abstract:

This article follows up on the bequests made on the behalf of John Rex upon his death in 1839. It especially covers the efforts of Reverend William McLain to release funds Rex set aside for his freed slaves. These former slaves were relocated back to Africa by the American Colonization Society of which McLain was Secretary.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 49 Issue 3, July 1972, p353-383, il, por, map, f

Subject(s):

Slavery--Emancipation; Rex, John, 1765-1839