SANKOFA'S SLAVERY DATA COLLECTION
Love's Speculation Manor
Location: Haywood Co., NC
Founded: ca. 1800
History: Built and owned by Colonel Robert Love, founder of Waynesville, until his death in 1845, and then owned by descendents until burned a few months before the end of the Civil War.
Associated Surnames: Love
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1843: Slaves of Col. Robert Love
From the Will of Robert Love, 13 May 1843, Haywood County. Contributed by Wanda Harrell, aladywriter@yahoo.com
- Andrew: "a tract of land on Pigeon River at the mouth of Richland Creek and the same where my old NEGRO ANDREW is now living..."
- Vince Welch: "...Robert C Love and Louisa M. E. Love, now Lousia M. E. Johnston, pay to my excutors if not paid before my death Eleven hundred and nine dollars first deducting ninety six dollars out of same for the hire of NEGRO VINCE WELCH..."
- Also mentioned: "one UNNAMED NEGRO BOY ("And further I give and bequeath to Grandson James Henry, son of my daughter, Dorcas, a NEGRO BOY to be of his age. This I do account of his misfortune of his losing the sight of his left eye"); UNNAMED NEGRO BOY AND GIRL ("...I bequeath to the said John Patton, if he lives to have lawful issue, TWO YOUNG NEGROES between ten and fifteen years of age and to be a male and the other a female..."); and UNNAMED NEGROES that had been as wedding gifts to all the Love daughters upon their marriage.
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