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Slaves homes and clothes
Clothes
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They were given the basics for both girls and boys and they were given the same brand but different design of clothes for winter and summer to make sure they kept going.
They weren't allowed to change there clothes till after the shift was over which they had to work for 48 hours.
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The clothes they got were two coarse linen shirts, one pair of linen trousers (like the shirts), one jacket, one pair of trousers for the winter (made out of coarse negro cloth), one pair of stockings and one pair of shoes.
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House slaves were sometimes given the hand downs of there masters if they were lucky and they had a better life.
Clothes
They got a yearly clothing allowance that allowed them to get the basic clothes they need like boots, shirts, pants.
House slaves had better clothes and a better life in general to the slaves that worked out in the fields.
In winter they got an overcoat,a wool hat once in every two or three years depending on how well they were doing.
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Homes
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The houses they were given were big enough to fit 2 family in so they usually had to share depending on how many slaves were there.
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The wooden house was usually broken and dangerous to live in so the slaves would try and block up and holes with rags.
Homes
It was really cold in these wooden houses because they weren't properly built so they would have massive holes in.
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Many slaves got blisters and back pain from not having anything to sleep on making it harder for them to work.
Homes
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The houses had thatched roofs meaning that water could get in easily so they would get wet some nights if there was a storm.
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Cottage houses had a bed a table and a bench but the wooden huts had nothing at all for the slaves to sleep on and the owners didn't care how healthy the slaves were so if they got ill they would only rarely help them.
Homes and clothes
Most familys were split up so when they arrived they sometimes had to sleep next to complete strangers.
The girls and the boys weren't separated but if there were more than one room the girls would try and sleep together in one room.
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If you grew out of your clothes you were forced to keep them on and wear them till they got new ones in the new year.