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I agree with Aqsa...Louticia Jackson takes such a personal interest in Willes which seems interesting and out of the norm. However, she was quick to mention at the end of the excerpt that she could "see his evil influence" (265). Obviously, Jackson was still aware of the racial divide and did not see Willes on the same level. --Ellen S. | I agree with Aqsa...Louticia Jackson takes such a personal interest in Willes which seems interesting and out of the norm. However, she was quick to mention at the end of the excerpt that she could "see his evil influence" (265). Obviously, Jackson was still aware of the racial divide and did not see Willes on the same level. --Ellen S. | ||
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| + | The pain and frustration that Louticia Jackson is feeling when she wrote this letter is very obvious. The fact that her slaves are acting out and she is only "doing the best we know, or as good as we can" is only adding to the pain of having her son gone. I too find it interesting that even though she is obviously frustrated with her slaves, she goes to such great lengths to take care of Willes when he is sick. --Grace C. | ||
== Eva Jones to Mary Jones, her mother-in-law, 1865 == | == Eva Jones to Mary Jones, her mother-in-law, 1865 == | ||
