Trivia #9 Slave (3/9/2014)

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Name the slave tha U.S. Grant owned in the 1850's.
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[diane]

William Jones

 

[FrazierC]

William Jones

 

[theoldman]

William Jones freed in 1859.

 

[adisciu9]

William Jones, whom he freed in 1859.

 

[Stony]

William Jones

 

[hoosier]

He didn't own any slave in the 1950's. He was dead by that time.

He did, however, free a slave named William Jones in 1859, which means he must have owned Jones at some time during the 1850's.

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

HA!!.....Grant was DEAD by the 1950's and owned NO slaves!! **just kidding, with reference to the typo in the question**
However, getting serious, The only evidence that USG owned slaves is a document he signed in 1859 freeing one, William Jones. However, Grant certainly had some control over and use of slaves his father-in-law gave his wife.
So, my answer is William Jones, based on http://home.nas.com/lopresti/ps.htm and [url]http://www.nps.gov/ulsg/historyculture/slaveryatwh.htm Thank[/URL] you for all your hard work with this site and the Trivia Game.....I greatly enjoy both!!

 

[Dbersh]

William Jones

 

[ErnieMac]

William Jones.

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Grant owned nothing in the "1950's" since he had been dead for over a half of a century but he did own a slave by the name of William Jones during the 1850's.

 

[Eagle eye]

The only evidence thatUSG owned slaves is a document he signed in 1859 freeing one, William Jones.

 

[chellers]

Grant did not own a slave in the 1950s.

In the 1850s, he owned a slave named William Jones.

 

[godofredus]

Grant rec'd a slave named William Jones from his wife's father in 1856 or so. Grant freed the man in 1859.
Your question says 1950's....Grant, and Jones, were long since dead. So I assume this is a "whoops" moment and you mean 1850's.....
Happy daylight saving time....

 

[reading48]

In the 1950's Grant didn't own a slave...but in the
1850's he acquired a slave from Julia's father named William Jones...

 

[Bob Owen]

William Jones

 

[Bob Owen]

I would add that it was in the 1850's!

 

[Littlestown]

The only evidence that Grant owned slaves is a document he signed in 1859 freeing one, William Jones.

 

[AUG]

William Jones

 

[Nathanb1]

I think slavery was ilegal in the 1950's and Grant was deader than a doornail. However, the one slave he owned was William Jones.