Historical Population
Some Accounts Report That Washington Opposed Flogging
But
At Times Sanctioned Its Use
Generally As
A Last Resort
On Both Male
And Female Slaves. Washington Used Both Reward
And Punishment
To Encourage Discipline
And Productivity
In His Slaves
He Tried Appealing To
An Individual's Sense Of Pride
Gave Better Blankets
And Clothing
To
The "most Deserving"
And Motivated His Slaves With Cash Rewards
He Believed "watchfulness
And Admonition"
To Be Often Better Deterrents Against Transgressions
But Would Punish Those Who "will Not Do Their Duty
By Fair Means." Punishment Ranged
In Severity From Demotion Back
To Fieldwork
Through Whipping
And Beatings
To Permanent Separation From Friends
And Family
By Sale
Historian Ron Chernow Maintains That Overseers Were Required
To Warn Slaves Before Resorting
To
The Lash
And Required Washington's Written Permission Before Whipping
Though His Extended Absences Did Not Always Permit This. Washington Remained Dependent On Slave Labor
To Work His Farms
And Negotiated
The Purchase Of More Slaves
In 1786
And 1787
. . Washington on horseback
in
the middle of
a battle scene with other soldiers
Seven were major land speculators: Blount
Dayton
Fitzsimmons
Gorham
Robert Morris
Washington
and Wilson. .
! . Relatively weak governors without veto powers
and with little appointing authority, Main article: United States congressional committee.
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