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It was more likely Joseph Neilson - http://www.monticello.org/mulberry-row/people/joseph-neilson. John Neilson arrived at Monticello about 3...more »
this is depressing your database.more »
I have only recently developed lower back/hip problems and have difficulty walking for any time or distance without stopping to sit. If this is something that will improve is not yet known so it would be premature for me to obtain any assisting equipment . Would a wheelchair be available if...more »
Jamey Hemings ran away after being beaten severely by an overseer. Critta's son by Jefferson's nephew Peter Carr.more »
James Hemings was freed because of his sister to cover up the crime in Paris. Jefferson involving himself with a teenage girl. James would have talked and so Jefferson had no choice but to free him. Her mother was so hurt to have her daughter come back as a slave. The plan was for her to be free...more »