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Miles Colbert

Miles Colbert was an American accountant who lived in Charleston, South Carolina during the 1860s. He managed Nicholas Fabray's financial interests during his lifetime, and Nicholas' daughter Madeline grew up calling Colbert "Uncle Miles." In 1863, she sought his help with sorting out her family's finances so that she could live in Charleston without anyone knowing, as Ashton Main Huntoon threatened to reveal her mother's Black ancestry unless she deserted her husband Orry Main.