J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"Main MenuJ. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur’s “Letters from an American Farmer”: a Digital EditionTitle PagePrefaceEmendationsTable of ContentsLetter I: IntroductionLetter II: On the Situation, Feelings, and Pleasures, of an American FarmerLetter III: What is an AmericanLetter IV: Description of the Island of Nantucket, with the Manners, Customs, Policy, and Trade, of the Inhabitants.Letter V: Customary Education and Employment of the Inhabitants of NantucketLetter V: Customary Education and Employment of the Inhabitants of NantucketLetter VI: Description of the Island of Martha's Vineyard; and of the Whale-FisheryLetter VII: Manners and Customs at NantucketLetter VII: Manners and Customs at NantucketLetter VIII: Peculiar Customs at NantucketLetter VIII: Peculiar Customs at NantucketLetter IX: Description of Charles-TownLetter X: On Snakes; And on the Humming-BirdLetter X: On Snakes; And on the Humming-BirdLetter XI: From Mr. Iw-n Al-z, a Russian Gentleman, Describing the Visit he paid, at my request, to Mr. John Bertram, the Celebrated Pennsylvanian BotanistLetter XII: Distresses of a Frontier-ManDiana Hope Polley 68715c32e4214b0c1f82d41fd3d4655bf471df1c
Slavery in Charles-Town
12017-09-30T11:45:45-07:00Diana Hope Polley 68715c32e4214b0c1f82d41fd3d4655bf471df1c54947IX: they are branded like cattleplain2017-10-02T09:40:24-07:00Diana Hope Polley 68715c32e4214b0c1f82d41fd3d4655bf471df1cSouth Carolina, in particular Charleston, played a critical role in the slave trade. For a general overview of Charleston, SC and slavery, see this website on Charleston's African-American Heritage. This Encyclopedia.com entry specifically the cruel practice of branding slaves, and this website on the Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas offers various images of slave sales and auctions, such as the one presented here.
