The picture is a depication of an event, wouldn't you say? Do you believe he 
put slaves in the picture just for the fun of it? You and I both know that 
mining ore was not a white mans' job in Colonial Virginia.

Anita


>From: Mary Moyars-Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history         
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>Subject: Re: George Washington and Iron Ore
>Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:44:07 -0400
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>Note that the picture in the article is labeled "conjectured" and is  by 
>Sidney King, a man noted for his careful research, but a man who  was born 
>in the 20th century.
>
>
>Mary Moyars-Johnson  (MMJ)
>
>
>
>
>On Jun 18, 2007, at 1:29 AM, Anita Wills wrote:
>
>>Here is an interesting link to an article about George Washington,  and 
>>the wealth he and his family enjoyed from Iron Ore. If you will  notice on 
>>the picture, there are slaves in the background working  the mines. When 
>>Augustine Washington Senior died, he divided his  estate among his six 
>>sons.
>>
>>Anita
>>
>>George Washington and Iron Ore Wealth
>>http://www.glue.umd.edu/~gdouglas/ironores/pages/georgew.html
>>
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