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	A Fredericksburg Plantation Printer friendly format. One very important leader in the town of Fredericksburg and also in the county of Spotsylvania during the 18th century, was Fielding Lewis. Fielding Lewis was married to Betty Washington, sister of George Washington. Mr. Lewis and his wife Betty lived on a large plantation, known today as Kenmore. As a leader and businessman in Fredericksburg and the surrounding area, Mr. Lewis was a planter and merchant. He owned a store and shipping company in Fredericksburg. On his plantation, Mr. Lewis grew tobacco, corn and wheat. He traded goods with England, sent tobacco grown on his plantation to England for sale and sold various goods in his store, such as clothing, sewing supplies, and food. George Washington even purchased goods from Fielding Lewis' store for slaves at his Mount Vernon plantation. The residents of Kenmore didn't just consist of Fielding and Betty but indentured servants at some point and numerous slaves. The large plantation consisted of a main dwelling, a kitchen, a meat house, a laundry, a dairy, two storehouses, farm buildings and slave quarters, often resembling a small town. Large plantations like Kenmore were self-sufficient and required many different skilled workers and craftsmen to help maintain the plantation. _________________________ 2 J.C. Fitzpatrick, The Writings of Washington. Vol. II., P. 137 History in Your Own Backyard Lesson Plan: Economic Influences on the Virginia Colony Passages: Tobacco and Slavery in the Virginia Colony Activity: Tobacco and the Virginia Colony Activity: Colonial Virginia Economic System Vocabulary Terms Notes & Primary Source Material: Colonial Virginia Economics Activity: Colonial Virginia Economic Questions Review Activity: Tobacco in Colonial Virginia - Cause & Effect Activity: Colonial Virginia Economic Vocabulary Review Activity: Valuable Tobacco/Valuable Tobacco Questions Activity: Tobacco and Slavery Activity: Slave Labor in the Virginia Colony Activity: The Many Jobs of A Slave Activity: A Fredericksburg Plantation Activity: Plantation Vs. Small Town Primary Source Material: Invoice from Crosbies & Trafford Primary Source Material: Slaves Belonging to the Estate of Fielding Lewis Activity: The Main Idea (Microsoft Word Document) Primary Source Material: Ads from the Virginia Gazette Sources Return to History in Your Own Backyard Index | Primers to the Past
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