tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post3727774059071490543..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: Slave Perks at Washington's Philadelphia Executive MansionBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-34988972164615592422010-05-25T11:23:27.107-06:002010-05-25T11:23:27.107-06:00Good job Ray. I enjoyed reading it.Good job Ray. I enjoyed reading it.King of Irelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793825722325763371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-39918365827290338182010-05-25T07:57:55.024-06:002010-05-25T07:57:55.024-06:00If all goes well, we should, in the next year or s...If all goes well, we should, in the next year or so, be hearing from Mary Thompson with a book, which now has the working title - <i>They Work Only From Sun to Sun”: Slave Life at George Washington’s Mount Vernon</i>, but the title, if the publisher chooses, is subject to change.Ray Sollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950061062767093373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-91903142746883981322010-05-24T23:16:55.877-06:002010-05-24T23:16:55.877-06:00I don't agree with the subsequent analysis and...I don't agree with the subsequent analysis and condemnation of Washington, as manumission was far more complicated then setting slaves free to the hills. <br /><br />But to the primary---heavy duty research and footnoting/linking, Ray. Excellently done, sir.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-48913966132230162832010-05-24T21:20:06.613-06:002010-05-24T21:20:06.613-06:00A sad example of the moral corruption that slavery...A sad example of the moral corruption that slavery wrought in the minds and actions of slaveowners -- even slaveowners like Washington who theoretically opposed slavery and wanted to see its eventual extinction. When it came to slavery in the abstract, he was against it, but when it came to the actual human beings he claimed to own, he was ruthless in preserving his "property." <br /><br />Even among the great -- and Washington is one of the greatest Americans -- slavery and its related corruptions worked to diminish their character. How pathetic.Mark D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05000893614655251587noreply@blogger.com