Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 153
so negro slaves werebought, and warm invitations were sent back toEngland for all and every kind of labor. Con-victs were welcomed, redemptioners were eagerlysought for; and the scrupulous laws which weremade for their protection were blazoned in England.Many laborers were crimped, too, in… … Attire of Virginia Dames 109 ambitious or unscrupulous planter would gather inin some way as many heads as possible. Maryland under the Baltimores was the onlycolony that then admitted convicts — that is, ad-mitted them openly and legally. She even greetedthem warmly, eager for the labor of their…
Clothing and dress
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