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James (enslaved worker at Mount Vernon)
James (enslaved worker at Mount Vernon)

James (enslaved worker at Mount Vernon)

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https://www.mountvernon.org/education/primary-source-collections/primary-source-collections/article/frenchs-slave-census-july-1799
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The census supplies only the given name James. Do not merge this authority with another James without additional evidence. Do not infer that every reference to James in Mount Vernon accounts identifies this person. The record’s evaluative language reflects the enslaver’s viewpoint.

Biography Summary

An enslaved man, approximately twenty-four years old in July 1799, whose labor George Washington rented from Penelope French. Washington’s census described him as a cradler and recorded that he had been employed mostly at the Mount Vernon distillery.

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https://www.mountvernon.org/education/primary-source-collections/primary-source-collections/article/frenchs-slave-census-july-1799
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Washington’s census identifies James as mostly employed at Mount Vernon’s distilleryWashington’s census identifies James as mostly employed at Mount Vernon’s distilleryDocumented African American labor and its uneven visibility in American whiskey historyDocumented African American labor and its uneven visibility in American whiskey historyMount Vernon's five-still distillery expands commercially through named enslaved laborMount Vernon's five-still distillery expands commercially through named enslaved labor
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