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Conjectural plan of the Franklin and Armfield “establishment,” on Duke Street in Alexandria, ca. 1834. Adapted from original 1980s archaeologist’s conjectural plan.

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Alexandria to New Orleans: The Human Tragedy of the Interstate Slave Trade, Part II

Part II: Franklin and Armfield’s slave-trading “establishment” was located near the outskirts of what was then, in the 1830s, the town of Alexandria. The main building was three stories, handsomely painted, with green blinds.

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