Unlike most of the people of that time, Mary and Patty both lived to be past 80 years of age. Patty worked as a seamstress in Fredericksburg and owned a house (in the early 1800's), there.
Anita > Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:04:59 -0500> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Mount Vernon Opens Rebuilt Slave Cabin> To: [log in to unmask]> > This is sad to me. At least they were finally freed. > > John Philip Adams> > -----Original Message-----> From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anita Wills> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 6:43 PM> To: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Mount Vernon Opens Rebuilt Slave Cabin> > Their indenture was involuntary (aimed at Mulattoes), and set by the law.> They were taken to court as children, and sentenced to 30 years (female), or> 20 years (male). There were several Mulattoes at GWB, who were listed as "to> be free",on Augustine Washington Jr's., inventory. > > Anita > > > -- John Philip Adams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:> Nevertheless, they were both freed as indentured servants, correct. I am> trying to discern if they were treated as indentured servants, like the> Irish, English, and Scots. > > John Philip Adams> > -----Original Message-----> From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anita Wills> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 5:02 PM> To: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Mount Vernon Opens Rebuilt Slave Cabin> > I have not located the terms under which Mary Bowden was freed. I believe> her papers are in Westmoreland County, even though she lived in> Fredericksburg. Her daughter, Patty Bowden, received her papers from> Alexander Spotswood in 1780. Pattys' stint at the Washington Plantation was> totally different. She was indentured at birth and freed 30 years later. She> was a personal servant to Elizabeth Spotswood, and moved to Fredericksburg> when Elizabeth married Alexander Spotswood. Since Alexander is the one who> authored Patty's freedom papers, I believe that her Indenture was assigned> to Elizabeth when she married. > > Anita > > > > -- John Philip Adams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:> Did they free her per their contract as an indentured servant? > > John Philip Adams> > > -----Original Message-----> From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anita Wills> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 4:49 PM> To: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Mount Vernon Opens Rebuilt Slave Cabin> > She served almost 40 years, when the additional time was added on. One of> the documents I have states that she was fined in tobacco, and had> additional time added on. She was listed in the 1810 census for> Fredericksburg and was about 80 years old (she was born February 20, 1730).> She was not mentioned in the 1820 census, and was probably deceased. > > Anita > > > > -- John Philip Adams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:> Was she freed at the end of her indenture of 30 years? > > John Philip Adams> > -----Original Message-----> From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Anita Wills> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 4:11 PM> To: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Mount Vernon Opens Rebuilt Slave Cabin> > In 1999 I visited George Washington Birthplace, and saw the cottage where my> ancestor, Mary Bowden lived. The servants who lived there slept in an area> over the kitchen. The cottage is right by the Main House, where the> Washington family lived. Anyone who visits GWBP should check out the> cottage, and the interpreters. > > It was probably comfortable for those times, and better than many> accommodations. Yet, my ancestor fled that place at least three times that> we know of. Although she was serving an Indenture of thirty years, she still> desired her freedom. After all most slaves did not live long lives, and> thirty years was a life time (it just so happens that she did live to be> over 80 years of age). > > Anita > > Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:54:59 -0400> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject:> Mount Vernon Opens Rebuilt Slave Cabin> To: [log in to unmask]> >> Dear list members:> > An article in today's Washington Post, with a photo> online, reports > on the opening of a rebuilt slave cabin at Mount Vernon:> "its highest- > profile slavery exhibit in years, a 16-by-14-foot log cabin> modeled > on the field hands' quarters on Washington's vast estate." I can't> > reproduce the article here for copyright reasons, but you can read it > at> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/19/ >> AR2007091902464.html.> > --Jurretta Heckscher> _________________________________________________________________> More photos; more messages; more whatever - Get MORE with Windows LiveT> HotmailR. 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