Slaves for Sale, 156 Common St., watercolor and ink by draftsman Pietro Gualdi, 1855
Born
c. 1811
Probably Laurens District (later Laurens County), South Carolina, U.S.
Died
(1851-06-19)June 19, 1851
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation
Slave trader
Elihu Creswell (c. 1811 – June 19, 1851) was an "extensive negro trader" of antebellum Louisiana, United States. Raised in an elite family in the South Carolina Upcountry, Creswell eventually moved to New Orleans, where he specialized in "acclimated" slaves, meaning people who had spent most of their lives enslaved in the Mississippi River basin so they were more likely to have acquired immunity to the region's endemic contagious diseases. This gave him a market niche distinct from many of his competitors, who typically imported slaves from Chesapeake region of the Upper South, or from border states as far as west as Missouri. Unique among slave traders, Creswell's will provided for the manumission of his slaves and moreover provided for their transportation to "the free United States of America." His mother, the other major beneficiary of his will, contested this provision. The legal documentation of the case and the "succession of Elihu Creswell" is a valuable primary source on the slave trade in New Orleans and the history of slavery in Louisiana. A judge ultimately rejected Sarah Hunter Creswell's petition and in 1853 when the steamer Cherokee departed New Orleans, among the passengers aboard were 51 free people of color bound for New York.
ElihuCreswell (c. 1811 – June 19, 1851) was an "extensive negro trader" of antebellum Louisiana, United States. Raised in an elite family in the South...
charity projects after a religious conversion, and New Orleans trader ElihuCreswell emancipated his 51 slaves upon his death and even funded their transportation...
principals Robert Crawford, Addison D. Frazer, and Thomas Lafayette Frazer ElihuCreswell, New Orleans William Crow, Charles Town, Va. Seraphin Cuculla Samuel...
sale. List of American slave traders History of slavery in Louisiana ElihuCreswell – American slave trader (~1811–1851) Digital Collections, Northwestern...
corroborate their misguidance, despite being weak or abrogated." Academics Robyn Creswell and Bernard Haykel of The New Yorker have criticised ISIL's execution of...
senator from California John Creswell: elected Baltimore Representative to the House in 1863 during the Civil War, Creswell worked closely under Radical...
1764–1846 Edward H. Rollins 1877–1883 2 New Hampshire Republican 1824–1889 Elihu Root 1909–1915 3 New York Republican 1845–1937 Joseph Rosier 1941–1942 2...
District Seniority date (Previous service, if any) No.# of term(s) Notes 1 Elihu B. Washburne R IL-03 March 4, 1853 6th term Dean of the House 2 Schuyler...
(N/A, Chair) Bankrupt Law (Select) Claims (James T. Hale, Chair) Commerce (Elihu B. Washburne, Chair) District of Columbia (Owen Lovejoy, Chair) Elections...
California – Calvin J. Cressey (landowner) Creswell, North Carolina – Postmaster General John Creswell Crittenden, Kentucky – U.S. Senator John J. Crittenden...
Hamilton Attorney General of Maryland In office 1887–1891 Governor Henry Lloyd Elihu Emory Jackson Preceded by Charles Boyle Roberts Succeeded by John Prentiss...
(cave art); Swimming Reindeer 15,000 BC – Paintings created at Lascaux and Creswell Crags 16,000 BC – Badanj Cave engravings 17,000 BC – Paintings at Grotte...
Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: John A. Kasson) Commerce (Chairman: Elihu B. Washburne) District of Columbia (Chairman: Ebon C. Ingersoll) Elections...
Praised By Legislature For Herosim", Jet Magazine, May 18, 1967, p4 Toby Creswell, History of Australia in 100 Objects (Penguin UK, 2016) James Goff and...
(NU) Robert John Jump (NU) 12D, 12NU 54NU, 26D Reverdy Johnson (D) John Creswell (UU) 3NU, 2D 1866 Thomas Swann (D) 1867 Isaac D. Jones (R) William James...
Global Information