Edition |
First Edition. |
Description |
xviii, 8 unnumbered pages of plates, 441 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Summary |
Joshua Hempstead wrote in his diary nearly every day for more than forty-seven years. A man of infrequent exposition, he nevertheless cataloged his daily labor and family fortunes in New London, Connecticut, with astonishing detail. A good citizen, well-respected farmer and tradesman, and devoted father of nine, Joshua, who lived from 1678 to 1758, shared his home with one person longer than any other: Adam Jackson, his slave. Examining Hempstead's historically revealing diary, Allegra di Bonaventura captures a portrait of slavery in the early North. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-416) and index. |
Contents |
"As in the beginning of the world" -- The Rogerenes -- "Fore-funners of evil" -- "Brought up in learning" -- "Fornication among you" -- "One flesh" -- "She was taken away from me wrongfully" -- "The ways of Providence" -- A higher court -- "A pestilence into that land" -- "Adam is ome" -- Bream Cove and beyond -- "Their children's children" -- "Adam worked all day" -- "The wonderful work of God". |
Subject |
Jackson, Adam, 1700-1764.
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Enslaved persons -- Connecticut -- New London -- Biography.
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Connecticut -- Church history -- 18th century.
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Slavery -- Connecticut -- New London -- History -- 18th century.
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Local Subject |
Enslavers -- Connecticut -- New London -- Biography.
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Subject |
Enslaved persons -- Family relationships -- Connecticut -- New London -- History -- 18th century.
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Hempstead, Joshua, 1678-1758.
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Connecticut -- History -- Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775.
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Slaveholders -- Connecticut -- New London -- Biography.
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New London (Conn.) -- History -- 18th century.
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ISBN |
9780871404305 hardcover |
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0871404303 hardcover |
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