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Marshall's mobility and caused him to use a cane or various contrivances-—the 1836 accident injured his ankle severely and the second accident caused 13 years of confinement, although E.C. Marshall was determined to remain active and traveled 6 miles to
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Justice died. Thus, E.C. Marshall owned 34 slaves in Fauquier County in 1850, and 38 slaves in Fauquier County's Southwest Revenue District in 1860.
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