Object name:
Franklin and Armfield Office

Address:
United States

Added by:
Joseph Bilotto

Object description

The Franklin and Armfield Office, which houses the Freedom House Museum, is a historic commercial building in Alexandria, Virginia . Built c. 1810-20, it was first used as a private residence before being converted to the offices of the largest slave trading firm in the United States, started in 1828 by Isaac Franklin and John Armfield. "As many as [a] million people are thought to have passed through between 1828 and 1861, on their way to bondage in Mississippi and Louisiana". Another source, using ship manifests in the National Archives, gives the number as "at least 5,000".

Franklin and Armfield Office
Franklin and Armfield Office
Franklin and Armfield Office
Franklin and Armfield Office
Franklin and Armfield Office

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