Lawrence Taliaferro | |
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 Lawrence Taliaferro in a portrait from about 1830. | |
| Born | February 28, 1794 Whitehall Plantation in King George County, Virginia |
| Died | January 22, 1871 (aged 76) |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Years of service | 1812–1813 (Virginia Militia) 1813–ca. 1837 (US Army) |
Lawrence Taliaferro (/ˈtɒlɪvər/ TOL-iv-ər; February 28, 1794 – January 22, 1871)[1] was a United States Army officer who served as an Indian agent at Fort Snelling, Minnesota from 1820 through 1839.[2] He was also part of the famous enslaved African American Dred Scott's struggle for freedom.
- ^ 'Minnesota In Three Centuries 1655-1908,' vol. 2, Publishing Society of Minnesota: 1908, pg. 51
- ^ Babcock, Willoughby M. (1924). "Major Lawrence Taliaferro, Indian Agent". The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 11 (3): 358–375. doi:10.2307/1888840. ISSN 0161-391X. JSTOR 1888840.