I said I thought female labour of the sort exacted from these slaves, and corporal chastisement such as they endure, must be abhorrent to any manly or humane man.

as plantation manager in 1820 and he was kept on by the estate and Pierce (Mease) Butler. They spent the winter of 1838–39 at the plantations and Kemble kept a diary of her observations. His novel Washington Square (1880) was based upon a story Kemble had told him concerning one of her relatives.

S. They spent the winter of 1838–39 at the plantations and Kemble kept a diary of her observations. cities.