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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09297 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1835 |
| Title | John Dow to his brother about life in Augusta, Georgia |
| Date | 25 September 1835 |
| Author | Dow, John M. (fl. 1835) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | To his brother in Massachusetts, describing life in Augusta, Georgia:. " there is only one way for us and that is to adopt the David Crockett system & go ahead....The south is a fine place to make money.… The southern born fellows who reside in the back country are not much above the level of natives of the forest, either in regards to dress, manners, or anything else. If any misunderstanding arrives between two individuals, the only way to settle it is, to out pistols or dirks & have a fight.... Augusta contains about 10,000 inhabitants and most of them are from the Yankee Land-so that in the city the people are not much unlike those at the north. Everything in the way of manual labor is done by the negroes--so that I live here like a Lord, having my slave to bring me water in the morning--brush my shoes--dust my clothes &c-- and at meals, to stand behind my chair to wait on me. It is as hot here as a little Hell & in our dining hall there are 6 large fans suspended over the table from the ceiling & kept in constant motion by a young negro to keep off the flies." |
| Subjects | Slavery African American History Slave Life |
| People | Dow, John M. (fl. 1835) |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |