Lewis C. Robards collection
Collection — Folder: S2661
Identifier: S2661
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a breach of contract lawsuit filed by Lewis C. Robards against George M. Clarke in Fayette County, Kentucky on March 15, 1849. Drawn up by Harrison & Hunt, the lawsuit alleged that Clarke knowingly sold Robards a slave that was not of sound body. The legal document has additional notations regarding costs dated March and September 1850. The collection also includes the original August 19, 1848 bill of sale signed by Clarke.
Dates
- 1848-1850
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical / Historical
Lewis C. Robards was an unscrupulous slave trader in Lexington, Kentucky. In 1848 he became the first to openly advertise his desire to purchase slaves to sell to the Lower South. He was accused of selling slaves without disclosing known health issues, was involved in the kidnapping of free blacks and selling them into slavery, and held women in sexual slavery on the second floor of his slave jail.
Source:
Colman, J. Winston, Jr. "Lexington's Slave Dealers and Their Southern Trade." First published in Filson Club History Quarterly 12, no. 1 (January 1938): 10-15.
Source:
Colman, J. Winston, Jr. "Lexington's Slave Dealers and Their Southern Trade." First published in Filson Club History Quarterly 12, no. 1 (January 1938): 10-15.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records transfer from Indiana Division on 1932/10/04.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2019/08/09 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2019/08/09 by Laura Eliason.
- Title
- Lewis C. Robards collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
