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Photographer: via Tennessee State Library & Archives (PD)
Caption: Isaac Franklin (1789-1846)
Additional Description: He and John Armfield, a nephew by marriage, were among the most successful slave traders in the country. At the height of their success during the 1830s, they had agents in almost every large southern city, a fleet of ships, and earned more than $100,000 in profits annually through the sale of approximately 1,200 enslaved persons.
Submitted: May 30, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Database Locator Identification Number: p658588
File Size: 0.034 Megabytes

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