The story of the correspondence between the Heatons of Purcellville, Virginia and the Lucases of Liberia, Africa, circa 1830s. A brief summary of the item is not available. Add a brief summary about the item.
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In December of 1829, nine Lucases of Loudoun County left Northern Virginia for Hampton Roads, where they boarded a brig bound for the western coast of Africa. Two of the men, Mars and Jesse Lucas, had recently been emancipated by Albert and Townsend Heaton of Loudoun County. Over the next decade, the two sets of brothers corresponded about family back home in Loudoun and the challenges of life in Liberia. Seven of those letters are in the Loudoun Museum in Leesburg, Virginia.
This Story Map includes excerpts (and links to copies of) the letters, the locations mentioned within them, and a little about the events that led the Lucas family and other emancipated people to move across the Atlantic for a new life. It was developed as a collaboration among Museum staff, volunteers, and staff from the Loudoun County Office of Mapping and Information.
If you have questions, please contact the Loudoun Museum. For a shortcut to this Story Map, please visit loudounmuseum.org/lucas-heaton....
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