First, it reconstructs the individual lives and collective experiences of some 2,000 slaves on two large plantations—Mesopotamia sugar estate in western Jamaica and Mount Airy plantation in Tidewater ...

In 1640, the year Johnson purchased his first property, three servants fled a Virginia plantation. Caught and returned to their owner, two had their servitude extended four years. However ...

Danville and Pittsylvania County close to closing on purchase of property containing former Oak Hill Plantation ...

1640 - Three servants -- a Scotsman, a Dutchman, and an African -- run away from a Virginia plantation. Captured and returned to Virginia, they are tried for breaking their contract. Virginia ...