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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Does "country slave patrols" mean "patrols that monitor country slaves"?
Context:
Lincoln's mother, Nancy, was the daughter of Lucy Hanks, and was born in what is now http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_County,_West_Virginia, West Virginia, then part of Virginia. Lucy moved with Nancy to Kentucky. Nancy Hanks married Thomas, who became a respected citizen. He bought or leased several farms, including http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knob_Creek_Farm. The family attended a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separate_Baptists church, which had restrictive moral standards and opposed alcohol, dancing, and slavery.[11] Thomas enjoyed considerable status in Kentucky—where he sat on juries, appraised estates, served on country slave patrols, and guarded prisoners. By the time his son Abraham was born, Thomas owned two 600-acre (240 ha) farms, several town lots, livestock, and horses. He was among the richest men in the county. However, in 1816, Thomas lost all of his land in court cases because of faulty property titles.[12]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln#Early_life
Lincoln's mother, Nancy, was the daughter of Lucy Hanks, and was born in what is now http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_County,_West_Virginia, West Virginia, then part of Virginia. Lucy moved with Nancy to Kentucky. Nancy Hanks married Thomas, who became a respected citizen. He bought or leased several farms, including http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knob_Creek_Farm. The family attended a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separate_Baptists church, which had restrictive moral standards and opposed alcohol, dancing, and slavery.[11] Thomas enjoyed considerable status in Kentucky—where he sat on juries, appraised estates, served on country slave patrols, and guarded prisoners. By the time his son Abraham was born, Thomas owned two 600-acre (240 ha) farms, several town lots, livestock, and horses. He was among the richest men in the county. However, in 1816, Thomas lost all of his land in court cases because of faulty property titles.[12]
More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln#Early_life
Top answer
Enforcement of slave codes varied. In times of peace, masters gave slaves more freedom; but in times of unrest, they rigorously enforced the slave codes both through the courts and by establishing slave patrols. Composed of white men who took turns covering a particular area of their county , slave patrols watched for runaways or assisted owners in enforcing the slave codes on their plantations.
- Enforcement of slave codes varied.
- In times of peace, masters gave slaves more freedom; but in times of unrest, they rigorously enforced the slave codes both through the courts and by establishing slave patrols.
- Composed of white men who took turns covering a particular area of their county , slave patrols watched for runaways or assisted owners in enforcing the slave codes on their plantations.
- org/slave-codes I suspect the word in your article be a typo for 'county'.
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Enforcement of slave codes varied. In times of peace, masters gave slaves more freedom; but in times of unrest, they rigorously enforced the slave codes both through the courts and by establishing slave patrols. Composed of white men who took turns covering a particular area of their county, slave patrols watched for runaways or assisted owners in enforcing the slave codes on their plantati
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