The trades system of apprenticeship was well developed prior to the Rev War.
Moreover, in Virginia the practice of apprentices living under the same roof
as their masters continued long after the Civil War.  Scholarship on the
issue has shown that Northern masters abandoned that practice -- and even
formal apprenticeship -- long before Southerners.

Jim Watkinson

-----Original Message-----
From: W. Scott Smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 11:09 PM
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Subject: Carpentry Trades in Richmond (Apprentice>Journeyman>Master)


I was at the Smithsonian this weekend and enjoyed
an exhibit in the History Museum on the various
trades that flourished after the Revolution.

The section on Carpentry talked about mainly northern
cities, and showed a copy of the Philadelphia Carpenters
Guild handbook from the late 18th Century.

How developed was the trades system in Virginia during that
time? I'm studying a man who was a carpenter's apprentice
in Richmond from about 1793-1798 (with time out for military
service).

Any thoughts?



W. Scott Breckinridge Smith
Historic Architecture Consulting
www.wscottsmith.com
(434) 528-3995





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