On this list, you will find the names of just some of the slaves and their occupations that belonged to Fielding Lewis, who once lived at the Kenmore plantation with his wife Betty Washington Lewis.3
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Slave
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Occupation
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Billy
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House Servant
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Jack
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Shoe maker
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Bob
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Rope maker
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Joe
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Wagoner (oxen)
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Harry
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Field negro
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Scipio
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Cooper
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Pompey
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Blacksmith
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Charles
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Plow boy
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Charlotte & Child
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Seamstress
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Hetty
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Washerwoman & house servant
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Rachel
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brought up for a cook
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Easter & son George
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House servant
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Kate
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House servant
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Jem
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Field
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Betty
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Field
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Dinah
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Field
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Jack
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Plowman
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3 The April 17, 1781 Household Inventory of Kenmore, Kenmore Association.
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