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Tacony plantation

Information about Tacony Plantation, birthplace of John Roy Lynch, from Freedmen’s Bureau plantation register, 1865.

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Please note that some of the primary and secondary sources quoted on this site use offensive racist language and descriptions. These should never be taken as an accurate representation of the historical figure being discussed.

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DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/GAX6F

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