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The Bartows, the Pells, and the Enslaved People Who Worked for Them: A Sometimes Ignored, Sometimes Forgotten History

Posted on September 4, 2023 by mansionmusings

Robert Bartow was born in 1792 to a family that had taken slavery for granted for generations. Indeed, for over two hundred years, this cruel custom was practiced by many prosperous New Yorkers. The Bartow mansion was built between 1836 … Continue reading →

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