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“…Maury needed the money.”

I am speculating here that if a child in the register of births (see “Arena and Rhena…,” above) is marked “S.B.,” this indicates stillbirth, and if the child remains unnamed it indicates that the child was sold. It’s of course possible that this is incorrect, but it is also true that the Maurys were soon to fall on hard times and were forced to divest from Old Mansion. William G. Maury would be dead by then.

From original birth registers, or transcripts of registers, of Caroline County, held at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. I am indebted to Char McCargo Bah for making the first discovery of some of these records.

“At hog-killing time…”

From William G. Maury’s farm book, in the possession of Steve Nicklin, a former owner of Old Mansion.

“…Anarcha received meal…”

Narratives of Adeline Hodges, Oliver Bell, and Della Briscoe.

Library of Congress. (2018). Slave narratives: A folk history of slavery in the U.S., Alabama Narratives, Vol. 1, pp. 183, 28; Georgia Narratives, Vol. 1, p. 128.

“…if the men had hunted…”

See “…stink up the meat…,” above.

“…courseware and stoneware…”

“Archaeological Survey of the North Yard of Bowling Green Farm, Bowling Green, Virginia,” by Nicholas M. Luccketti, Principal investigator, and, Thomas F. Higgins, III, November 2006, p. 9, prepared for Steve Nicklin and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. A copy of the report is in the possession of Steve Nicklin, a former owner of Old Mansion.

“…Chinese porcelain…”

“Archaeological Survey of the North Yard of Bowling Green Farm, Bowling Green, Virginia,” by Nicholas M. Luccketti, Principal investigator, and, Thomas F. Higgins, III, November 2006, p. 14, prepared for Steve Nicklin and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. A copy of the report is in the possession of Steve Nicklin, a former owner of Old Mansion.

“…as both knife and spatula.”

“Archaeological Survey of the North Yard of Bowling Green Farm, Bowling Green, Virginia,” by Nicholas M. Luccketti, Principal investigator, and, Thomas F. Higgins, III, November 2006, p. 14, prepared for Steve Nicklin and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. A copy of the report is in the possession of Steve Nicklin, a former owner of Old Mansion.

“She plays out at Ankey’s house.”

The image referring to “Ankey’s house” included in the printed book is from a letter from [unsigned and incomplete] to Ann Fontaine Maury, November 21, 1862, held in the Maury Family materials at the Special Collections department of the Swem Library at William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia.

“…from the Old Mansion kitchen…”

From a cookbook dated 1881—appearing to cite recipes even older—found in Old Manion, and in the possession of Steve Nicklin, a former owner of Old Mansion.

“…from the country of Spain.”

“Archaeological Survey of the North Yard of Bowling Green Farm, Bowling Green, Virginia,” by Nicholas M. Luccketti, Principal investigator, and, Thomas F. Higgins, III, November 2006, p. 17, prepared for Steve Nicklin and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. A copy of the report is in the possession of Steve Nicklin, a former owner of Old Mansion.

“…slaves that were not cured…”

All the names listed come from the following source.

Collins, H. R., & Virginia. (2007). Caroline County, Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics death records, 1853-1896. Bowie, Md: Heritage Books, pp. 35-57.