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Photographer: Bernard Fisher
Taken: October 24, 2009
Caption: The Jackson Home
Additional Description: By 1805, William Ludwell Lee's executor had begun constructing cabins for Lee's former slaves, who were allowed to live on "the Hotwaters" for ten years, rent-free. One housing type made use of long and timber construction and a wooden chimney. This very modest dwelling was typical housing for slaves, Free Blacks, and poor whites. Such cabins might last only 20 years before falling into disrepair, leaving behind very little archaeological evidence. This house represents a household occupied by John Jackson, a former Lee slave; his wife, Nancy; and two children. John Jackson eventually was able to purchase and develop his own property and his descendants still live in the area. The household furnishings in this dwelling provide a glimpse of newly freed slaves' meager circumstances.
Submitted: October 25, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p81863
File Size: 1.272 Megabytes

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