Robert Beverley's The History And Present State Of Virginia
Robert Beverley is the author of The History and Present State of Virginia (1705). He was an educated English and became the member of the House of Burgesses in 1699. He considered himself as a Virginian, and he used his family background to benefit himself in social status and wealth making. He wrote this book, a document of the history of early life in the Virginia colony, purposely wanted to earn more support to raise his reputation on his political status ().
In this book, the author first wrote down the definition of servants and slaves to describe the difference between them. And then, he talked about both of them have some kind of duties and rights. Meanwhile, he made a clear line to separate male and female. For example, if the planter
In this book, the author first wrote down the definition of servants and slaves to describe the difference between them. And then, he talked about both of them have some kind of duties and rights. Meanwhile, he made a clear line to separate male and female. For example, if the planter