Historical Newspaper: Married [Robert Smalls' Adopted Daughter]
Subject
Robert Smalls
Title
Historical Newspaper: Married [Robert Smalls' Adopted Daughter]
Date
04/09/1864
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 3rd column, 2nd to last paragraph.
Chronicling America presents a April 9, 1864 announcement from the Free South (SC) newspaper about Robert Smalls' adopted daughter's wedding in (Beaufort) South Carolina. According to the unknown writer, Lavinia Wilson was married on April 7, 1864 at the home Smalls purchased. According to the article, Smalls, a newly freed Union Army Captain, was born and enslaved in the same home. Other themes include: Smalls' and Wilson's escape from slavery, a description of the wedding decorations and mentions of wedding guests that included "the elite of South Carolina."
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Chronicling America presents a April 9, 1864 announcement from the Free South (SC) newspaper about Robert Smalls' adopted daughter's wedding in (Beaufort) South Carolina. According to the unknown writer, Lavinia Wilson was married on April 7, 1864 at the home Smalls purchased. According to the article, Smalls, a newly freed Union Army Captain, was born and enslaved in the same home. Other themes include: Smalls' and Wilson's escape from slavery, a description of the wedding decorations and mentions of wedding guests that included "the elite of South Carolina."
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling History (The Free South, SC)
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“Historical Newspaper: Married [Robert Smalls' Adopted Daughter],” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 6, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/135.