Henry Laurens
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title:
Henry Laurens
text:
Henry Laurens was an American Founding Father, merchant, slave trader, and rice planter from South Carolina who became a political leader during the Revolutionary War. A delegate to the Second Continental Congress, Laurens succeeded John Hancock as its president. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and, as president, presided over its passage. Laurens had earned great wealth as a partner in the largest slave-trading house in North America, Austin and Laurens. In the 1750s alone,
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American Founding Father, slave trader, and merchant
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Laurens
date created:
2001-12-18T05:02:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T14:58:48Z
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