Wealthiest planter in America - Pierce Butler

Owned by a YANKEE from Massachusetts. In 1859, he sold 429 slaves to salvage his rich life-style. Owned 2 plantations in Georgia (inherited) and several in the isles off of South Carolina. RICHEST MAN IN THE COUNTRY! Pictured in the plantation near Darien, Georgia. Find your ancestors on GeorgiaPioneers.com