Vinton, John, fl. 1831 to his mother

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GLC08258
GLC#
GLC08258
Type
Letters
Date
October 15, 1831
Author/Creator
Vinton, John, fl. 1831
Title
to his mother
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Slavery & Anti-slavery

Vinton, a captain of a northern regiment assisted in the suppression of Nat Turner's slave rebellion: "I doubt if any active movement against the slaves will be necessary...[They] however are irresponsible and reckless and it is difficult to foresee to what a blind desperation might prompt them...."

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