This was excellent. But I also wanted to comment on "No Master Over Me" Electronic Field Trip, what a wonderful story of courage and perseverance! What a great man Mr. Matthew Ashby was! He was very smart to deposit his 150 pounds with a trusted white friend, if he had brought the money with him he might have been killed by his wife's master and the money stolen. Afterall, even free blacks weren't real people to the enslavers so it would be theft to them. I have always been surprised that free blacks chose to stay in the South unless their families were still enslaved. It never occurred to me that they stayed where they were because it was actually safer there if they had white men who would vouch for them. The stories the grandmother told the boys are harrowing. Free but with ever present inequality, unable to even testify for himself and the ever present danger of being kidnapped or otherwise forced back into slavery. I can't praise "No Master Over Me" high enough! Thank you for bringing these important but painful facts to our attention!
Few questions. Mrs Washington said her children were considered orphans in the eyes of the law on the death of her first husband. By marrying Colonel Washington did he legally adopt them by marriage or were they still viewed as orphans with a guardian? Also Colonial Washinton spoke about being a trustee for the children's inheritance and not being able to profit from this. He spoke about being required to make financial reports. To whom were these reports made? Was it the Capitol in Williamsburg, a courthouse near Mt Vernon? Can we see these records? National archives?
Mrs. Washington's children were considered orphans with a guardian and Colonel Washington was not their legally adoptive father. The Custis estate remained separate from Colonel Washington's holdings though he managed all the properties. The ledger books would have been presented in each county courthouse where there were property holdings. Some of the ledger books survive in various places including the National Archives, University of Virginia, and Mount Vernon. Access to those records depends on the institution that owns them.
@ColonialWilliamsburg Interesting. Was there such a thing as adoption in Colonial America? Did society judge orphan children with guardians? As far as financial ledgers, it sounds like all local records, nothing approaching a national accounting. Was this accounting made on a schedule like our IRS April 15th or was it anytime a financial event occurred?
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What amazing people the Washington’s were! Thank you for the stream!
This is so well done. The interpreters are wonderful. Happy anniversary General and Mrs. Washington. Thank you for sharing ❤
Loved this!
This was excellent. But I also wanted to comment on "No Master Over Me" Electronic Field Trip, what a wonderful story of courage and perseverance! What a great man Mr. Matthew Ashby was! He was very smart to deposit his 150 pounds with a trusted white friend, if he had brought the money with him he might have been killed by his wife's master and the money stolen. Afterall, even free blacks weren't real people to the enslavers so it would be theft to them. I have always been surprised that free blacks chose to stay in the South unless their families were still enslaved. It never occurred to me that they stayed where they were because it was actually safer there if they had white men who would vouch for them. The stories the grandmother told the boys are harrowing. Free but with ever present inequality, unable to even testify for himself and the ever present danger of being kidnapped or otherwise forced back into slavery.
I can't praise "No Master Over Me" high enough! Thank you for bringing these important but painful facts to our attention!
drinking game: take a shot every time this guy says "frankly"
Few questions. Mrs Washington said her children were considered orphans in the eyes of the law on the death of her first husband. By marrying Colonel Washington did he legally adopt them by marriage or were they still viewed as orphans with a guardian? Also Colonial Washinton spoke about being a trustee for the children's inheritance and not being able to profit from this. He spoke about being required to make financial reports. To whom were these reports made? Was it the Capitol in Williamsburg, a courthouse near Mt Vernon? Can we see these records? National archives?
Mrs. Washington's children were considered orphans with a guardian and Colonel Washington was not their legally adoptive father. The Custis estate remained separate from Colonel Washington's holdings though he managed all the properties. The ledger books would have been presented in each county courthouse where there were property holdings. Some of the ledger books survive in various places including the National Archives, University of Virginia, and Mount Vernon. Access to those records depends on the institution that owns them.
@ColonialWilliamsburg Interesting. Was there such a thing as adoption in Colonial America? Did society judge orphan children with guardians? As far as financial ledgers, it sounds like all local records, nothing approaching a national accounting. Was this accounting made on a schedule like our IRS April 15th or was it anytime a financial event occurred?