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" I think a large number of negroes to require as severe discipline as a company of soldiers :. and that may be one and the great cause why General Washington: managed his negroes better than any other man, he being brought up to the army^ and by nature... "
A Tour in America in 1798,1799, and 1800: Exhibiting Sketches of Society and ... - Page 403
by Richard Parkinson - 1805
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The Literary Magazine, and American Register, Volume 5

Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1806 - 498 pages
...that may be One and the great cause why general Washington managed his negroes better than any olber man, he being brought up to the army, and by nature...general Stone, that he was travelling with his family in his carriage across the country, and, arriving at a ferry belonging to general Washington, he offered...
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The Annual Review and History of Literature, Volume 4

Books - 1806 - 924 pages
...the great cause why general Washington managed hisnegroes better than any other man, he beingbrought up to the army, and by nature industrious beyond any...several anecdotes related of him, for being methodical. 1 was told by general Stone that he was travelling with his tamily in his carriage across the country,...
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The Magazine of History with Notes and Queries, Volume 15

History - 1912 - 252 pages
...but I do not think them good property. ****** j think a large number of negroes to require as sever discipline as a company of soldiers: and that may...beyond any description, and in regularity the same. * * * It may be worthy the reader's notice to observe what regularity does; since there can not be...
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George Washington and Slavery: A Documentary Portrayal

Fritz Hirschfeld - Biography & Autobiography - 1997 - 286 pages
...for so many years such a well-managed plantation did not escape Parkinson's shrewd and practiced eye: "I think a large number of negroes to require as severe...beyond any description, and in regularity the same." Another point in Washington's favor was that he was a very careful and prudent manager, especially...
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A Tour in America in 1798,1799, and 1800: Exhibiting Sketches of ..., Volume 2

Richard Parkinson - Agriculture - 1805 - 400 pages
...corrupted. I think a large number of negroes to require assevere discipline as a company of soldiers E and that may be one and the great cause why General...better than any other man, he being brought up to the asmy, and by nature industrious beyond any description^, and in regularity the same. There are several...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 7, Issue 13

English literature - 1806 - 278 pages
...difcipline as a company of foldiers : and that may be one and the great caufe why General Wafhington managed his negroes better than any other man, he being brought up to the army, and by nature induftrious beyond any defcription, and in regularity the fame. There are feveral anecdotes related...
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