| I am a widow living only a few miles from Williamsburg.
I manage a small farm, have a large family and one slave. Although I own corn
and tobacco fields, I do not make enough money from these crops to take care of
my family. Thus, twice each week, my children help me load milk, fresh churned
butter, eggs, and fruits and vegetables from my garden, which I take to sell in
the market square in Williamsburg. I leave early in the morning while it is still
dark. It takes me an hour to reach Williamsburg. At the end of the day, I
return home with the produce I didn't sell.
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I am a slave from Carter's Grove Plantation. I am hired
to work in the gardens at the Governor's Palace because I am highly regarded for
my knowledge of gardening. My wife and children live on the plantation. On
Saturday night, I travel eight miles to the plantation so that I can spend Sunday
with my family. There I cultivate a garden plot to supply vegetables so that my
wife and children will have more food than just the rations given to them. I
also find time to rest and enjoy myself with kinfolk, neighbors and friends. On
Sunday evening, I travel back to the Governor's Palace.
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I am a storeowner in Williamsburg. Yesterday, I traveled
to the port of Yorktown where an imported shipment of goods for my store arrived
from England. The shipment was removed from the ship and I'm taking these goods
to my store. My customers will like the new earthenware, glass, skillets, silverware,
soap, coffee, tools, and fabrics that they can purchase for ready money only. I
will have the Virginia Gazette print advertisements listing these imported goods.
While I am away from my store, my indentured servant will make room on the shelves
for these goods.
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I am an elected member of the House of Burgesses. I
travel to Williamsburg twice a year during the Publick Times. I will attend the
General Assembly with other elected burgesses at the Capitol to vote on colonial
laws for the colony of Virginia. At times we engage in rather heated debates. I
will stay at the Raleigh Tavern where I will find good food, drink and lodging for
myself and my personal slave. When business is finished for the day, some of my
fellow burgesses, who are also staying at the Raleigh, will join me in sharing
stories late into the night. Eventually I will return home to my family.
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