in Loudoun County Virginia
Phillip Nelson: Free Loudoun Black
Today me and Minnie are moving from our long time home in Leesburg. So many stories of Negroes free and enslaved being snatched and sold to new masters hundred of miles from home. I must find a home for my family so they can live without fear and have dignity.
History
1830s The first railroads are built in the United States.
Economy 1840
United States
Total population: 17,069,453
Farm population: 9,012,000 (estimated)
Farmers made up 69% of work force
Virginia
Total Population: 1,025,227
Loudoun
1830 Population: 21,939 |
Science
Edmund Ruffin's first Essay on Calcareous Manure.
George Wenner | Silvey Mason | John Binns
Philip Nelson | Catherine Manning |
George Bodmer
Westmoreland Davis |
R. N. Legard
Elevation | Nichols
