Tag: Enslaved People
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The Chancellor’s Coffee Urn: Coffee and Consumption in the Colonies
“When I first came to this House it was late in the Afternoon, and I had ridden 35 miles at least. “Madam” I said to Mrs. Huston, “is it lawfull for a weary Traveller to refresh himself with a Dish of Tea provided it has been honestly smuggled or paid no Duties?” / “No sir,…
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Making the Worst Situation Worse: The Cruelty Of Naming Enslaved People
The institution of slavery was dehumanizing for the enslaved. It had to be. In order to keep the belief that the people held in bondage were less than, their enslavers had to treat them as subhuman. One of the ways that they did this was to name the enslaved. It was an attempt to…
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Gerrit Smith: Philanthropy, Abolition, and Treason
Gerrit Smith was born on March 6, 1797. And yes, before you ask, he was a Livingston. Through his mother, Elizabeth, he was the great – great- grandson of Robert “the nephew” Livingston. Robert “the nephew” was the son of Robert Livingston, the First Lord of Livingston Manor’s brother James. The younger Robert arrived in…
Clermont State Historic Site 