11. Aquilla and Polly in Pleasant Valley

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Yarrow Mamout, a West African Muslim Slave 7
5. 2. Tobacco and the Importation of a Labor Force 22
6. 3. Welcome to America 41
7. 4. Slavery and Revolution 52
8. 5. Yarrow of Georgetown 61
9. 6. The Portraits: Peale, Yarrow, and Simpson 81
10. 7. Free Hannah, Yarrow’s Sister 101
11. 8. Nancy Hillman, Yarrow’s Niece 112
12. 9. Aquilla Yarrow 122
13. 10. Mary ‘‘Polly’’ Turner Yarrow 132
14. 11. Aquilla and Polly in Pleasant Valley 140
15. 12. Traces of Yarrow 149
16. 13. Unpleasant Valley 158
17. 14. Freedom 177
18. 15. From Harvard to Today 190
19. Epilogue: Guide to the Yarrows’ and Turners’ World Today 202
20. Notes 222
21. Bibliography 270
22. Acknowledgments 278
23. Index 284