Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century
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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century, by Annie Lash Jester
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DOMESTIC LIFE IN VIRGINIA IN
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
PART I
Laying the Hearthstones
Introduction
The First Homes
The Colonists Live Off the Land
Sickness and Discouragement
Relief
Private Ownership of Land
The Company's Tenants, Their Supplies and Their Wives
Supplies for a Particular Plantation
The Magazine Ships
The Muster of the Inhabitants of Virginia, January, 1625
Abundant Supplies for the Colonists
Better Homes
The Forest Primeval
The Independent Planter
Introduction
The First Homes
The Colonists Live Off the Land
Sickness and Discouragement
Relief
Private Ownership of Land
The Company's Tenants, Their Supplies and Their Wives
Supplies for a Particular Plantation
The Magazine Ships
The Muster of the Inhabitants of Virginia, January, 1625
Abundant Supplies for the Colonists
Better Homes
The Forest Primeval
The Independent Planter
PART II
The Virginia Planters and Their Manner Of Living
A Younger Son in Virginia
Royalists in Virginia
The Status of Women
Servants
The Household
Hospitality
Family Travel
The Fashions
Jewelry
Festivities, Recreation and Sports
Musical Instruments
Drinking Habits
The Mint Julep
Gaming
Funeral Customs
Tombstones
A Younger Son in Virginia
Royalists in Virginia
The Status of Women
Servants
The Household
Hospitality
Family Travel
The Fashions
Jewelry
Festivities, Recreation and Sports
Musical Instruments
Drinking Habits
The Mint Julep
Gaming
Funeral Customs
Tombstones
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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