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Description
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George Washington Goode, a proslavery lawyer from Virginia, owned land on what is part of present-day Tyson in 1862. He served as the attorney for the Emerson-Sandford family in the infamous 1846 court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, through which Dred and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom, which decided in 1857 that not only were the Scotts not eligible for freedom, but that all Black people were not citizens of the United States.
Goode enslaved several people. In March 1848, Goode purchased Benjamin for $605 from the estate of George H. Lanham. In 1850, he held seven people in slavery, and enslaved seventeen people in 1860. In 1846, Goode served as security for Ellen Butler’s freedom license, and for Edward Woodson in 1847.
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Bio
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George Washington, a proslavery lawyer from Virginia, owned land on what is part of present-day Tyson in 1862. He served as the attorney for the Emerson-Sandford family in the infamous 1846 court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, through which Dred and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom.
Goode enslaved several people. In March 1848, Goode purchased Benjamin for $605 from the estate of George H. Lanham. In 1850, he held seven people in slavery, and enslaved seventeen people in 1860. In 1846, Goode served as security for Ellen Butler’s freedom license, and for Edward Woodson in 1847.
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Enslaver
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Benjamin
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1850 Census:
Girl age 8
Woman age 30
Man age 20
Woman age 36
Boy age 12
Boy age 13
Woman age 30
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1860 Census:
Woman age 32
Male age 33
Woman age 37
Young woman age 16
Girl age 11
Boy age 6
Boy age 3
Girl age 3
Woman age 55
Woman age 35
Man age 22
Young woman age 18
Boy age 12
Boy age 9
Boy age 6
Boy age 2
Boy age 2
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Learn more about the people Goode enslaved on SLIDE
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Security for
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Ellen Butler
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Edward Woodson
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Dates of Tyson Land Ownership
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1862
