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- Monroe_Edwards abstract "Monroe Edwards (1808 – January 27, 1847) was an American slave trader, forger and convicted criminal who was the subject of a well-publicized trial and conviction in 1842. Originally from Kentucky, Edwards moved to New Orleans then settled in Texas. He smuggled slaves into Brazil in 1832, and used the proceeds to purchase land in Texas. In 1836 he was again smuggling slaves, this time into Texas. After attempting to swindle his partner out of the profits of the venture, partly with forged documents, Edwards was forced to flee the Republic of Texas to the United States. He then tried to scam money out of various abolitionists in the United States and the United Kingdom, partly with forged letters of introduction. He traveled to the United Kingdom, but his schemes were mainly unsuccessful and he returned to the United States in mid-1841.Edwards' largest swindle involved forged letters from cotton brokers in New Orleans, which he used to secure bank drafts for large sums that he then cashed. His fabrications caught up with him and he was arrested and tried for the forgeries in June 1842. Convicted partly because his distinctive good looks made him memorable and easily recognizable, and partly from misspellings in his fakes, Edwards was sentenced to 10 years in prison and died in 1847 while incarcerated. Several sensational accounts of his offenses and trial were published after his death, and he was mentioned in Herman Melville's work \"Bartleby, the Scrivener\".".
- Monroe_Edwards birthPlace Danville,_Kentucky.
- Monroe_Edwards birthYear "1808".
- Monroe_Edwards deathCause Tuberculosis.
- Monroe_Edwards deathDate "1847-01-27".
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- Monroe_Edwards deathYear "1847".
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- Monroe_Edwards wikiPageWikiLinkText "Monroe Edwards".
- Monroe_Edwards birthDate "1808".
- Monroe_Edwards birthPlace Danville,_Kentucky.
- Monroe_Edwards caption "A portrait engraving of Edwards from Life and Adventures of the Accomplished Forger and Swindler, Colonel Monroe Edwards, published a year after his death".
- Monroe_Edwards criminalCharge "Multiple counts of forgery and fraud".
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- Monroe_Edwards deathCause Tuberculosis.
- Monroe_Edwards deathDate "1847-01-27".
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- Monroe_Edwards name "Monroe Edwards".
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