According to document 19, Elizabeth, an indentured servant, wishes to tell her father of the ill-treatment she faces each day. As she states, “Let it suffice that I am one of the unhappy number… Scare any thing but Indian corn and salt to eat and that even begrudged nay many Negros are better used” (Foner, 60). The purpose of her letter, is to show her father that she is paying for her disobedient acts and she wants to be rid of these poor conditions. Many times, people disregard the troubles that indentured servants went through because their treatment was slightly less harsh than treatment of African slaves. From the perspective of the author, she would view freedom as a way to take control of your own life and having the right to make
According to document 19, Elizabeth, an indentured servant, wishes to tell her father of the ill-treatment she faces each day. As she states, “Let it suffice that I am one of the unhappy number… Scare any thing but Indian corn and salt to eat and that even begrudged nay many Negros are better used” (Foner, 60). The purpose of her letter, is to show her father that she is paying for her disobedient acts and she wants to be rid of these poor conditions. Many times, people disregard the troubles that indentured servants went through because their treatment was slightly less harsh than treatment of African slaves. From the perspective of the author, she would view freedom as a way to take control of your own life and having the right to make