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 > <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: George Washington and Iron Ore >Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:44:07 -0400 > >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 >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Don’t miss your chance to WIN $10,000 and other great prizes from >>Microsoft Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/aub0540003042mrt/ >>direct/01/ _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazine’s 2007 editors’ choice for best Web mail—award-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507