Z.T. SHUGART--NC-MI-IA
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Eric Shugart- more info for your book
1/11/02
Hello.I am researching a fugitive slave case in Cass County Michigan in 1847.Zachariah Taylor Shugart (b 1805 NC)was sued by the Kentucky slave owners, along w/ my ggg grandfather Ishmael Lee, for financial damages associated with the loss of escaped slaves.Both Shugart and Lee apparently ended up losing their farms in order to meet the legal fees. both moved to Iowa (Shugart to Tama County and Lee to Polk County).
Both men also identified as Garrisonian abolitionists and were members of the Birch Lake Monthly Meeting in Michigan.
Looking to exchange information with Shugart descendants.
Thank you,
Debian Marty
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Re: Z.T. SHUGART--NC-MI-IA
Janice Painter 7/12/04