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George Washington Slave Quarters. Washinton's slave quarters What were living conditions like? History Zing In a series of letters written between September 5 and October 31, 1790, Washington and his chief secretary, Tobias Lear, discussed the alterations to the house necessary to accommodate the President, his wife, and her 2 grandchildren; the office staff of 4, and Lear's wife; 15 or 16 white servants; and the 8 enslaved Africans from Mount Vernon. The scene in 2018: At the time of his death in 1799, George Washington had 317 slaves who lived on the five farms that comprised the Mount Vernon estate.

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The daily life of Washington's slaves was marked by grueling work and strict oversight. George Washington (John Trumbull, 1780), with William Lee, Washington's enslaved personal servant The greenhouse at Mount Vernon was built to include slaves' quarters

Slave Quarters · Washington's Mount Vernon. George Washington's slave quarters were not only a place of residence, but also a symbol of the profound inequality that defined the lives of those enslaved at Mount Vernon The greenhouse at Mount Vernon was built to include slaves' quarters

African American Slaves Clothing. The scene in 2018: At the time of his death in 1799, George Washington had 317 slaves who lived on the five farms that comprised the Mount Vernon estate. The history of George Washington and slavery reflects Washington's changing attitude toward the ownership of human beings.The preeminent Founding Father of the United States and a hereditary slaveowner, Washington became uneasy with it, though kept the opinion in private communications only.