in Loudoun County Virginia
Silvey Mason: Loudoun Slave
Mastah give us huts to live in. De bede wuz made of long boards dat wuz nailed to de wall. De mattress wuz stuffed wif straw and pine tags. De only light we had wuz from de fire-place.
Mrs. Georgina Giwbs, ex Virginia slave, Born in Slavery: Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938: Virginia Narratives, Volume XVII
History
1776 American Colonies declare independence from Great Britain
Economy 1790
United States
Total population: 3,929,214
Farmers made up about 90% of labor force
Virginia
Population: 691,000
Loudoun
Population: 18,962
After 1750 farm production consisted of grain crops |
Science
African slaves introduced grain and sweet sorghum, melons, okra, and peanuts.
Germ theory has changed little in 2000 years. Cause of diseases is believed to be related to smells and imbalances in body's properties.
George Wenner | Silvey Mason | John Binns
Philip Nelson | Catherine Manning |
George Bodmer
Westmoreland Davis |
R. N. Legard
Elevation | Nichols
