Thomas Hewitt Key
- Name
- Thomas Hewitt Key
- Given Name
- Thomas Hewitt
- Family Name
- Key
- Birth Date
- 1799-03-20
- Death Date
- 1875-11-29
- Sex
- Male
- Description
- Thomas Hewitt Key (March 20, 1799 - November 29, 1875) was a white enslaver and professor of mathematics at the University of Virginia (1825-1827). In 1827, he purchased Sally Cottrell Cole for $400 and immediately manumitted her.
- Source Resource
- https://omeka-s-dev.internal.lib.virginia.edu/api/items/218
- Occupation
- University of Virginia professor of mathematics
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