More disheartening, Ligon suggests specific rations of clothing and food for plantation slaves. Ligon goes so far as to include an example balance sheet of expenses dictating the annual allotment per slave based on gender .
Ligon also writes in great depth to describe living conditions, eating habits, and the materialistic elements of life for the colonists in Barbados. Although the slaves were treated poorly, their limited diet, lack of clothing, and unrefined sources of shelter were better suited for the tropical climate than the colonists’ lifestyle choices. Ligon explains that Barbados is a place that is, “troubled with heat,” and that the colonists’ houses were clammed up like ovens. The colonists built houses in Barbados that resembled
Ligon also writes in great depth to describe living conditions, eating habits, and the materialistic elements of life for the colonists in Barbados. Although the slaves were treated poorly, their limited diet, lack of clothing, and unrefined sources of shelter were better suited for the tropical climate than the colonists’ lifestyle choices. Ligon explains that Barbados is a place that is, “troubled with heat,” and that the colonists’ houses were clammed up like ovens. The colonists built houses in Barbados that resembled