Sarah Gray Cary from Boston to Grenada, 1753-1825 : shifting fortunes of an early American family /
Imbarrato, Susan Clair,
Sarah Gray Cary from Boston to Grenada, 1753-1825 : shifting fortunes of an early American family / Susan Clair Imbarrato. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Seeking fortune : Samuel Cary in St. Kitts and Grenada, 1764-1773 -- Building prosperity : Samuel and Sarah Cary Family in Grenada, 1774-1791 -- Relocating and adjusting : a family separated, Chelsea and St. George's, 1791- 1794 -- Slave revolts and shifting fortunes, Grenada, 1795-1797 -- Recovery and renewal, Grenada and Chelsea, 1797-1810 -- Sustaining a family, 1810-1826.
"Susan Imbarrato tells the story of the Cary family of Chelsea, Massachusetts, who prospered as plantation owners and managers for nearly two decades in Grenada before their fortunes were substantially reversed following the slave revolts of 1795-1796 that upended the sugar trade and marked a significant turning point in the family's financial and social well-being. Working closely with archival materials that include letters, diaries, newspapers, a plantation manual, and business memoranda, the author places the Cary family story within the larger context of the transition from colonial America to the new republic and against the backdrop of the transatlantic sugar trade, the slave revolts, and the early abolitionist movement. With Sarah Gray Cary's quick intelligence and astute assessments as their guide, the Cary family adapts to their shifting fortunes in remarkable ways. This study offers a new perspective on this time period using the extensive mother-son correspondence as they address family matters, share opinions on political and social events, discuss literature and philosophy, and speculate on business and career possibilities. Throughout, Sarah provides a steadying influence that both sustains and encourages, all the while successfully managing households in both Grenada and Chelsea that will eventually include thirteen children. The methodology of this study combines New Historicism with close readings. A must-read for historians, literary scholars, students, and the general public interested in American history and literature, women's history, the transatlantic sugar trade, slavery, abolition, letter writing, family correspondence, the Revolutionary Era, and the new republic"--
9781421424620 (electronic bk.) 1421424622 (electronic bk.) 1421424622 (electronic)
Cary, Sarah Gray, 1753-1825.
Cary, Sarah Gray, 1753-1825.
Plantation owners' spouses--History.--Massachusetts
Families--History.--Massachusetts--Chelsea
Families--History.--Grenada
Families--Economic aspects--History.
Plantations--History.
Women--History.--United States
Propriétaires de plantations--Conjoints--Histoire.--Massachusetts
Familles--Histoire.--Massachusetts--Chelsea
Familles--Histoire.--Grenade
Familles--Aspect économique--Histoire.
Plantations--Histoire.
Femmes--Histoire.--États-Unis
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
HISTORY--State & Local--Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)--United States
HISTORY--State & Local--New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)--United States
Families.
Families--Economic aspects.
Plantation owners' spouses.
Plantations.
Women.
Chelsea (Mass.)
Grenada.
Massachusetts.
Massachusetts--Chelsea.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
F69 / .I43 2018eb
974.4/6
Sarah Gray Cary from Boston to Grenada, 1753-1825 : shifting fortunes of an early American family / Susan Clair Imbarrato. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Seeking fortune : Samuel Cary in St. Kitts and Grenada, 1764-1773 -- Building prosperity : Samuel and Sarah Cary Family in Grenada, 1774-1791 -- Relocating and adjusting : a family separated, Chelsea and St. George's, 1791- 1794 -- Slave revolts and shifting fortunes, Grenada, 1795-1797 -- Recovery and renewal, Grenada and Chelsea, 1797-1810 -- Sustaining a family, 1810-1826.
"Susan Imbarrato tells the story of the Cary family of Chelsea, Massachusetts, who prospered as plantation owners and managers for nearly two decades in Grenada before their fortunes were substantially reversed following the slave revolts of 1795-1796 that upended the sugar trade and marked a significant turning point in the family's financial and social well-being. Working closely with archival materials that include letters, diaries, newspapers, a plantation manual, and business memoranda, the author places the Cary family story within the larger context of the transition from colonial America to the new republic and against the backdrop of the transatlantic sugar trade, the slave revolts, and the early abolitionist movement. With Sarah Gray Cary's quick intelligence and astute assessments as their guide, the Cary family adapts to their shifting fortunes in remarkable ways. This study offers a new perspective on this time period using the extensive mother-son correspondence as they address family matters, share opinions on political and social events, discuss literature and philosophy, and speculate on business and career possibilities. Throughout, Sarah provides a steadying influence that both sustains and encourages, all the while successfully managing households in both Grenada and Chelsea that will eventually include thirteen children. The methodology of this study combines New Historicism with close readings. A must-read for historians, literary scholars, students, and the general public interested in American history and literature, women's history, the transatlantic sugar trade, slavery, abolition, letter writing, family correspondence, the Revolutionary Era, and the new republic"--
9781421424620 (electronic bk.) 1421424622 (electronic bk.) 1421424622 (electronic)
Cary, Sarah Gray, 1753-1825.
Cary, Sarah Gray, 1753-1825.
Plantation owners' spouses--History.--Massachusetts
Families--History.--Massachusetts--Chelsea
Families--History.--Grenada
Families--Economic aspects--History.
Plantations--History.
Women--History.--United States
Propriétaires de plantations--Conjoints--Histoire.--Massachusetts
Familles--Histoire.--Massachusetts--Chelsea
Familles--Histoire.--Grenade
Familles--Aspect économique--Histoire.
Plantations--Histoire.
Femmes--Histoire.--États-Unis
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
HISTORY--State & Local--Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)--United States
HISTORY--State & Local--New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)--United States
Families.
Families--Economic aspects.
Plantation owners' spouses.
Plantations.
Women.
Chelsea (Mass.)
Grenada.
Massachusetts.
Massachusetts--Chelsea.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
F69 / .I43 2018eb
974.4/6