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during 1756. He became a wealthy planter and ranked among the prominent merchants of Charleston. He was instrumental in the development of indigo industry in South Carolina where it became one of the most important industries. He helped to establish the reputation of Carolina indigo and procure a
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for 1763, Lindo announced the invention of “a superior crimson dye” derived from pokeberries. He also claimed to have used a concoction of pokeberries, tobacco, and Roman vitriol to cure yaws, an infectious skin disease common in the crowded slave quarters.
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Indigo became the second largest revenue crop after rice, bringing great wealth to the colony. From his arrival in Charleston until his death in 1774, indigo production increased fivefold, to more than one million pounds annually.
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Moses had written a letter explaining that if their admissions policy was indeed as he had been informed, “my donation shall exceed beyond the bounds of th’ir imagination.”
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In 1762 he was appointed "Surveyor and Inspector-General of Indigo, Drugs, and Dyes".  Lindo affixed a special seal to each parcel he inspected.  
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of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be
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American Negro Slavery: A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime
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American Negro Slavery: A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime
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do write to Mr. Moses Lindo of Charleston, South Carolina, and give him information of this resolution.’"
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explaining his reasons for refusing to continue to act as Inspector-General of Indigo, Drugs & Dyes.
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Moses was shipping more than one million pounds a year from Beresford Wharf on the
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Moses Lindo. A sketch of the most prominent Jew in Charleston in provincial days
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provides a record of its transaction with Lindo on September 6, 1770.
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worked off his passage to the U.S. as an indentured servant to Lindo.
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A Portion of the People: Three Hundred Years of Southern Jewish Life
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History's Lost Moments: The Stories Your Teacher Never Told You
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Papers of Henry Laurens: November 1, 1755-December 31, 1758
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