Hello Henry, When do you expect your book to be published ? ...and by whom ? ~malinda > For my ongoing research on George Washington I have been going through > the colonial era apprenticeship records in Fairfax and Westmoreland, > where members of the Washington family sat on courts and vestries. I > found a basic distinction in the treatment of apprentices --white > orphans and "bastards" were taught reading, writing, and a useful trade; > mixed-race apprentices (free because their white mothers were free) were > not taught anything--they were routed to the lowest rung of the laboring > class. > > Henry Wiencek > Charlottesville > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html