tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post3953637551541750020..comments2024-03-28T22:11:05.593-05:00Comments on Civil War Quilts: Enslaved Seamstresses: Mary in Columbus, GeorgiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-78464963833989189792020-09-08T16:03:28.076-05:002020-09-08T16:03:28.076-05:00Thank you for this information. I am thankful for ...Thank you for this information. I am thankful for the ending of the story. She did an amazing work on her dresses of terrible free labor. I hope she did have an income after the war. I wonder what she would think of the fashions of today. Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241473395869677237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-27378955732669732982020-09-05T23:15:21.550-05:002020-09-05T23:15:21.550-05:00$5000.oo in 1850 is the equivalent of about $166,0...$5000.oo in 1850 is the equivalent of about $166,000.oo today. How terrible to be so amazingly valued yet not be free.Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-67933540647384280762020-09-05T11:14:22.703-05:002020-09-05T11:14:22.703-05:00Yes, I hope Ellen did well for herself. Being caug...Yes, I hope Ellen did well for herself. Being caught would not have been pleasant. I really cringe reading these articles, but we must continue to keep them out in the public so it will not be forgotten!sue shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325303490006303274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-59213894455890633032020-09-05T09:22:10.926-05:002020-09-05T09:22:10.926-05:00Its amazing how they could list a person for sale ...Its amazing how they could list a person for sale at an enormous amount of $5000. Mary may have been very happy in her position and likely fed well with some freedoms. Not all slaves were unhappy but still, it was an abominable practice. tealeafquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214543099275757978noreply@blogger.com