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Blackwell Plantation
Location: below Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., AR
History: ----
Associated Surnames: Blackwell
Associated Plantations: Robert Pruitt's Plantation (Franklin Co., GA)
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From Voices From Slavery, Boston Blackwell interview, edited by Norman R. Yetman
- Boston Blackwell: b. Dec. 25, ???? at (Robert) Pruitt's Plantation, Franklin Co., GA; mother was sold to Augusta, GA; Boston was sold to Blackwell Plantation, Jefferson Co., AR at the age of 13; escaped in 1863 and joined the Yankee troops at Pine Bluff, AR
- Jerry: young boy who escaped with Boston in 1863
- Note: Boston Blackwell speaks of a sister that he left behind at Blackwell Plantation and reunited with after the Civil War was over
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