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RICHMOND, Virginia in the 1820s: 1 through 3 of 3

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  1. Crop Diversity in Agricultural Virginia
    date July 31, 1824map RICHMOND, Virginiatags Agriculture, Economy

    "You wish to know how the Virginians live" wrote L.W. Howe to his brother John, of Enfield, Massachusetts on July 31, 1824. In meeting his brother's request, L.W. certainly provided an extensive account of the principal facets of life in the state of Virginia. Not only did he recount that the preferred beverage of the state was Whiskey, but he was mystified by the details of cooking because...

  2. The Impact of Illness
    date August 22, 1825map RICHMOND, Virginiatags Health/Death

    When Nancy Carr, the grand-niece of Thomas Jefferson, wrote to her good friend Elizabeth Coatler, of Spotsylvania, on August 22, 1825, the tone of her writing was a somber one. Carr had just returned from nursing her cousin, Maria, who was sick with a fever. The threats of illness and death were prominent in her words. At this time, the term "fever" was used to describe almost every kind of dangerous...

  3. Patriarchal Slave System: How it worked
    date 1829map RICHMOND, Virginiatags Zephaniah Kingsley, Slavery, Patriarchy

    ”Patriarchy is a system where males are the head of the family and have all the rights of decision-making,”a system that has persisted for many years in American History. Patriarchy was not only used in government bodies, but it was also used in determining a slave child’s fate. In A Treatise on the Patriarchal or Co-Operative System of Society a humble servant by the name of Z. Kingsley allows...