What kinds of work did Venture do as a slave?
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Transcribed Image Text:Some time after I had another difficulty and oppression which was greater than any I had ever
experienced since I came into this country. One day, he then broke out into a great rage, snatched a
pitchfork and went to lay me over the head therewith; but I as soon got another and defended myself
with it, or otherwise be might have murdered me in his outrage. He immediately called some people
who were within hearing at work for him, and ordered them to take his hair rope and come and bind
me with it. He took me to a gallows made for the purpose of hanging cattle on, and suspended me on
it. Afterwards he ordered one of his hands to go to the peach orchard and cut him three dozen of
whips to punish me with. These were brought to him, and that was all that was done with them, as I
was released and went to work after hanging on the gallows about an hour.
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..At the close of that year I was sold to a Thomas Stanton, and had to be separated from my wife
and one daughter, who was about one month old. He resided at Stonington-point. To this place I
brought with me from my late master's, two johannes, three old Spanish dollars, and two thousand
of coppers, besides five pounds of my wife's money. This money I got by cleaning gentlemen's
shoes and drawing boots, by catching musk-rats and minks, raising potatoes and carrots, &c. and by
fishing in the night, and at odd spells.
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Transcribed Image Text:Document 2b - Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture Smith, a Native of Africa, But Resident
above 60 years in the USA Related by himself
..It was 1738...I was kidnapped in Africa....our master told us all to appear to the best possible
advantage for sale. I was brought on board by one Robertson Mumford, steward of said vessel, for
four gallons of rum, and a piece of calico, and called VENTURE, on account of his having purchased
me with his own private venture.
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The vessel then sailed for Rhode-Island...The first of the time of living at my master's own place, I was
pretty much employed in the house at cleaning and picking wool and other household business. In
this situation I continued for some years, after which my master put me to work out of doors. I then
began to have hard tasks imposed on me. Some of these were to pound four bushels of ears of corn
every night in a barrel for the poultry, or be rigorously punished. At other seasons of the year I had to
clean and pick wool until a very late hour. These tasks I had to perform when I was about nine years
old.
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