Anita,

I saw an interesting building in Wilmington, NC at this site 
http://www.bellamymansion.org/slave-quarters.htm that housed slaves in an 
urban setting. I don't know what type of toilet facilities they had there. 
But maybe the people who support this website and historical location would 
help you. Maybe there would have been something similar in Virginia cities 
at the same time frame.

Lonny
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From: "Anita L. Henderson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: Before the Portable Toilet


> Dear folks:
>
> With all this discussion regarding privy practices, does anyone know what
> type of privies were used by slaves in the 18th and 19th century in Va? 
> Were
> they standard wooden outhouses like most folks used on the frontier or 
> yeoman
> farms?
>
> Anita L. Henderson
>
>
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