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Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian: A Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, 1773-1774.

By Philip Vickers Fithian
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A young New Jersey–educated tutor spends a year on a Virginia plantation, recording daily life, household routines, social customs, music and books, and his reactions to slavery and gentry manners; letters to a distant beloved accompany his diary; observations examine agricultural practices, landholding patterns, and growing political tensions with Britain; entries combine vivid anecdote, moral reflection, and descriptions of the Carter family and their children to produce an intimate portrait of planter society on the eve of the American Revolution.

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Philip Vickers Fithian

Philip Vickers Fithian was an American tutor and diarist known for his insightful observations of life in the Virginia plantation society during the 18th century. His most notable work, "Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian: A Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, 1773-1774," provides a detailed account of his experiences and the social dynamics of the time. Fithian's writings offer a unique perspective on the cultural and economic conditions of pre-Revolutionary America, making him an important figure in the study of early American history and literature.

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