By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek ….. WARNING: This brief article contains language that is historically accurate but can be found offensive today. Pierce M. Butler, along with brother John, inherited a large Georgia rice plantation from their grandfather in 1822. This included 10,000 acres of rice and cotton land and almost 1,000 slaves. […]
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