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Calvin Smith (Mississippi)
Calvin Smith (December 25, 1768November 7, 1840) was an American plantation owner. He arrived in the Natchez District of British West Florida with his Loyalist parents in 1776. He was the 10th of 12 children. He received a land grant in 1791, and was one of three Smith brothers to marry one of three Cobb sisters of Wilkinson County. He eventually owned a 22-room house on a plantation called Retirement in the Second Creek neighborhood, about 10 miles below Natchez, Mississippi. He also owned or leased Springfield plantation for a time. He owned Monmouth from 1820 to 1826. He and his brothers had "founded large and influential families," and he became one of richest and most important planters in the region. He was suggested as a candidate for the U.S. Congress in 1820. One of his slaves was James Robinson, an American Revolutionary War veteran from Maryland, who later published a slave narrative about his life. Robinson wrote: There was a criminal inquest into the cousin's d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Land Claims
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