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

The secret trust of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault : the life and trials of a free woman of color in antebellum Georgia / Janice L. Sumler-Edmond.

Author/creator	Sumler-Edmond, Janice
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2008.
Description	xiii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Mirault, Aspasia Cruvellier, -1857. Mirault, Aspasia Cruvellier, -1857--Family. African American women--Georgia --Savannah --Biography. Free African Americans--Georgia --Savannah --Biography. African Americans--Georgia --Savannah --Biography. Widows--Georgia --Savannah --Biography. Trusts and trustees--Georgia --Savannah --Biography. Savannah (Ga.)--Biography. Savannah (Ga.)--History --19th century. Savannah (Ga.)--Social life and customs --19th century. Savannah (Ga.)--Race relations --History --19th century.

Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-160) and index.
LCCN	2008013233
ISBN	9781557288806 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	1557288801 (cloth : alk. paper)
Other class#	HI.F 3/178-8:S 427/2008

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F 294.S2 S86 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold