Description
Reminiscences of Famous Pioneers of the Platte Purchase. - - (excerpted from longer article) - - General George P. Dorris was a notable one of the group of pioneers who have given to the town and county so much of old-time interest. He was able, ambitious, and a money-maker, and amassed great wealth for that early day, much of it in the tabooed business of a slave trader.
Until very recently the remnants of his commodious slave pens stood adjacent to the big brick mansion, the object of sinister consideration by the casual visitor, for, be it remembered, while the people of the slave states recognized the legality of ownership and slaves, they never lent their moral endorsement to the traffic.Date(s) of Creation
4/21/1901
