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The secret trust of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault : the life and trials of a free woman of color in antebellum Georgia /

Sumler-Edmond, Janice.

The secret trust of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault : the life and trials of a free woman of color in antebellum Georgia / Janice L. Sumler-Edmond. - Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, (c)2008. - 1 online resource (xiii, 171 pages) : illustrations. - Black women writers .

Includes bibliographies and index.

The Cruvelliers in Savannah -- A secret trust agreement -- Hurricanes, presidents, and the death of a matriarch -- Black Confederates -- Post-Civil War Savannah -- Betrayal and litigation -- A trail indeed -- Reversal of fortune.

ContentsList of Illustrations000Acknowledgments000Prologue000Chapter 1The Cruvelliers in Savannah000Chapter 2A Secret Trust Agreement000Chapter 3Hurricanes, Presidents, and the Death of a Matriarch000Chapter 4Black Confederates000Chapter 5Post-Civil War Savannah000Chapter 6Betrayal and Litigation000Chapter 7A Trail Indeed000Chapter 8Reversal of Fortune000Epilogue000Appendix000Notes000Selected Bibliography000Index000

ISBN: 9781610753685

LCCN: 2008013233

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA8C2121 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014783718 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Mirault, Aspasia Cruvellier, -1857 --Family.
Mirault, Aspasia Cruvellier, -1857.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African American women--Georgia--Savannah--Biography.
African Americans--Georgia--Savannah--Biography.
Free African Americans--Georgia--Savannah--Biography.
Trusts and trustees--Georgia--Savannah--Biography.
Widows--Georgia--Savannah--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic Books.

LC Class. No.: F294 / .S437 2008