Yet thousands of slaves throughout the southern states are thus handed over by the masters who own them to masters who do not; and it does not require much demonstration to prove that their estate is not always the more gracious.

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.