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A map of Illinois free and slave counties in 1824 showing shaded counties that were favorable to legalizing slavery in Illinois. Map of the Underground Railroad from 1830 to 1865 including escape routes that went through Illinois. Slavery in what became the U.S. state of Illinois existed for more than a century. Illinois did not become a state ...
Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed "the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. [1] [2] After working with his father's business, Vanderbilt worked his way into leadership positions in the inland water trade and invested in the rapidly growing railroad industry, effectively transforming the geography of the ...
According to his autobiographical memoirs, "Men and Things," he owned at least two slaves. Joshua Fry Bell: Whig: Kentucky's 4th district Mar. 3, 1845 Mar. 2, 1847 >14 [21] Yes Bell owned four slaves as of the 1850 census, and 14 as of the 1860 census. Peter Hansbrough Bell: Democratic: Texas's 2nd district Mar. 3, 1853 Mar. 2, 1857 >500 [22] Yes
WalletPop's Lan Nguyen chats with T.J. Stiles, author of The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Knopf), on how the Commodore became one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in ...
"Slave Transfer Agencies" listed in an 1854 Southern business directory, including Thomas Foster in New Orleans, a C. M. Rutherford partnership, and G. M. Noel in Memphis Eyre Crowe, "Slave sale, Charleston, S.C.," published in The Illustrated London News, Nov. 29, 1856: The flag tied to a post beside the steps reads "Auction This Day by Alonzo ...
Other cases of the Reverse Underground Railroad in Illinois occurred in the southwestern and western parts of the state, along the Mississippi River bordering the slave state of Missouri. In 1860, John and Nancy Curtis were arrested for trying to kidnap their own freed slaves in Johnson County, Illinois to sell back into slavery in Missouri. [8]
Cornelius Vanderbilt II's bedroom. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Cornelius Vanderbilt II only spent one summer in the Breakers before he had a stroke in 1896 and died three years later.
The sprawling property, commissioned by Anderson Cooper’s grandfather, was a hub for horse breeding and lavish gatherings during the Gilded Age.