Slavery at Mount Vernon by Levy Janey;

Author:Levy, Janey;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Published: 2017-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

This reconstructed, or rebuilt, slave cabin provides an idea of the kind of living quarters most of Mount Vernon’s slaves occupied.

SLAVE CLOTHING

Washington provided clothing for his slaves, but he supplied the least amount possible, and it was plain and often coarse. Most slaves received clothing annually, plus an additional item or two as necessary for the changing seasons. Since slaves received few items of clothing, they often wore the same clothes day after day. The poorest clothing went to children and adults too old to work. In fact, an overseer reported one December that children on one farm had no clothes.

Some clothing was made from cloth produced at Mount Vernon or imported cloth, while some was ordered ready-made in large quantities. Fabrics included wool and unbleached coarse linen called osnaburg. Washington complained when a seamstress made long pants for the men instead of short breeches because they used too much cloth.

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