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Armfield took up slave trading in the 1820s. For example, he sold a slave in [[Natchez, Mississippi]] in 1827.<ref name="howelljohnarmfield"/> In 1828, Armfield and his uncle by marriage [[Isaac Franklin]] formed the partnership of Franklin & Armfield to buy slaves in the mid-Atlantic states (Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware) and re-sell them in the newly opened territories of the deep south.<ref name="thetroubledlegacy">{{cite journal|last1=Gudmestad|first1=Robert H.|title=The Troubled Legacy of Isaac Franklin: The Enterprise of Slave Trading|journal=Tennessee Historical Quarterly|date=Fall 2003|volume=62|issue=3|pages=193–217|jstor=42627764}}</ref> They dissolved the partnership in 1835 and sold the business to one of their agents, George Kephart. Armfield retired to Central Tennessee in 1835.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} |
Armfield took up slave trading in the 1820s. For example, he sold a slave in [[Natchez, Mississippi]] in 1827.<ref name="howelljohnarmfield"/> In 1828, Armfield and his uncle by marriage [[Isaac Franklin]] formed the partnership of Franklin & Armfield to buy slaves in the mid-Atlantic states (Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware) and re-sell them in the newly opened territories of the deep south.<ref name="thetroubledlegacy">{{cite journal|last1=Gudmestad|first1=Robert H.|title=The Troubled Legacy of Isaac Franklin: The Enterprise of Slave Trading|journal=Tennessee Historical Quarterly|date=Fall 2003|volume=62|issue=3|pages=193–217|jstor=42627764}}</ref> They dissolved the partnership in 1835 and sold the business to one of their agents, George Kephart. Armfield retired to Central Tennessee in 1835.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} |
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Armfield settled [[Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee|Gruetli]], a Swiss settlement in [[Grundy County, Tennessee]].<ref name="tennesseanthelatecolonel">{{cite news|title=The Late Colonel John Armfield.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121802509/?terms=%22John%2BArmfield%22|accessdate=November 3, 2017|work=The Tennessean|date=October 13, 1871|page=3|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|registration=yes}}</ref> He also developed the resort of [[Beersheba Springs]] in [[Grundy County, Tennessee]] in 1855.<ref name="tennesseanthelatecolonel"/> Additionally, he was |
Armfield settled [[Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee|Gruetli]], a Swiss settlement in [[Grundy County, Tennessee]].<ref name="tennesseanthelatecolonel">{{cite news|title=The Late Colonel John Armfield.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121802509/?terms=%22John%2BArmfield%22|accessdate=November 3, 2017|work=The Tennessean|date=October 13, 1871|page=3|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|registration=yes}}</ref> He also developed the resort of [[Beersheba Springs]] in [[Grundy County, Tennessee]] in 1855.<ref name="tennesseanthelatecolonel"/> Additionally, he was involved in the founding of [[Sewanee: The University of the South]].<ref name="howelljohnarmfield"/><ref name="tennesseanthelatecolonel"/> |
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==Personal life and death== |
==Personal life and death== |
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John Armfield | |
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| Born | 1797 North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | September 20, 1871 |
| Occupation | Slave trader |
| Spouse | Martha Franklin |
John Armfield (1797-1871) was an American slave trader. He was the co-founder of Franklin & Armfield, "the largest slave trading firm" in the United States.[1] He was also the developer of Beersheba Springs, and a co-founder of Sewanee: The University of the South.
Early life
John Armfield was born in 1797 in North Carolina to Quaker parents.[2] He was of English descent.[2]
Career
Armfield took up slave trading in the 1820s. For example, he sold a slave in Natchez, Mississippi in 1827.[2] In 1828, Armfield and his uncle by marriage Isaac Franklin formed the partnership of Franklin & Armfield to buy slaves in the mid-Atlantic states (Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware) and re-sell them in the newly opened territories of the deep south.[1] They dissolved the partnership in 1835 and sold the business to one of their agents, George Kephart. Armfield retired to Central Tennessee in 1835.[citation needed]
Armfield settled Gruetli, a Swiss settlement in Grundy County, Tennessee.[3] He also developed the resort of Beersheba Springs in Grundy County, Tennessee in 1855.[3] Additionally, he was involved in the founding of Sewanee: The University of the South.[2][3]
Personal life and death
Armfield married Martha Franklin, Isaac Franklin's niece, in 1831.[2] Armfield joined the Episcopal Church, and his wife converted from the Presbyterian faith to Episcopalianism for him.[2] The family attended Christ Church Cathedral in Nashville, Tennessee, as did Bishop Leonidas Polk, with whom Armfield was a close friend.[2] Another one of Armfield's close friends was John M. Bass, the mayor of Nashville.[2]
Armfield died on September 20, 1871 in Beersheba Springs.[3]
References
- ^ a b Gudmestad, Robert H. (Fall 2003). "The Troubled Legacy of Isaac Franklin: The Enterprise of Slave Trading". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 62 (3): 193–217. JSTOR 42627764.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Howell, Isabel (March 1943). "John Armfield, Slave-trader". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 2 (1): 3–29. JSTOR 42620772.
- ^ a b c d "The Late Colonel John Armfield". The Tennessean. October 13, 1871. p. 3. Retrieved November 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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