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Robert Carter III (February 28, 1728 – March 10, 1804) was an American planter and politician from the Northern Neck of Virginia. During the colonial period, he sat on the Virginia Governor's Council for roughly two decades.
5. Sept. 2021 · CNN — It was 230 years ago Sunday that Robert Carter III, the patriarch of one of the wealthiest families in Virginia, quietly walked into a Northumberland County courthouse and delivered an...
22. Dez. 2021 · Robert Carter, also known as Robert Carter III and Councillor Carter, was a Virginia planter and politician who emancipated over 500 slaves in 1791. He served on the Council of State, the Committee of Correspondence, and the General Court, and converted to evangelical Christianity and Swedenborgianism.
5. Juni 2021 · Learn how Robert Carter III, a grandson of a slave trader, freed over 500 enslaved people in stages, by age, in 1791. Explore the lives and fates of some of his enslaved domestics who worked in his Palace Green home and plantation.
When Robert Carter III reached his majority, he became the master of 70,000 acres of land and many slaves. He then went to London for two years where he was admitted to the Inner Temple for the study of law and enjoyed the metropolitan life of London. Nonetheless, when he returned to Virginia in 1751, his cousin John Page thought him ...
Robert Carter, III. 1727–1804. Planter. Councillor. Enslaver. Emancipator. He defied his class position and the status quo by freeing more than five hundred souls. Era: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s) Region: Eastern. Locality: Westmoreland County. Theme: African American History. Biography.
It was 230 years ago Sunday that Robert Carter III, the patriarch of one of the wealthiest families in Virginia, quietly walked into a Northumberland County courthouse and delivered an airtight legal document announcing his intention to free, or manumit, more than 500 slaves.
