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Benjamin Franklin Little was a planter of Carlisle plantation, Richmond County, N.C.; Confederate Army officer with the 52nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment; state legislator, 1864-1865; dry goods merchant; and delegate to the 1876 National Democratic Convention in Saint Louis, Mo. In 1856, he married first Mary Jane Reid of Iredell County, N.C., daughter of Rufus Reid.
From Collection Title: Benjamin Franklin Little Papers, 1806-1935 UNC Special Collections:
"Little frequently mentioned Wiley, the slave who accompanied him throughout the war, and sent instructions to Henry, the slave who managed Carlisle in Little's absence. ... "
Black laborers living on the farm in the 1880 census:
1830 |
October 6, 1830
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North Carolina, United States
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1860 |
August 28, 1860
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Richmond, North Carolina, United States
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1862 |
March 31, 1862
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Richmond, North Carolina, United States
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1865 |
February 28, 1865
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Richmond, North Carolina, United States
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1866 |
June 26, 1866
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North Carolina, United States
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1868 |
August 6, 1868
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1872 |
April 11, 1872
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North Carolina, United States
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1875 |
1875
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North Carolina, United States
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1880 |
July 27, 1880
Age 49
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Richmond, North Carolina, United States
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