SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agoGeorge Washington literally had skin cancer.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1758arrow-down114
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minus-squarephobiac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThere’s written record of 9 of Washington’s slaves being paid specifically for their teeth.
minus-squarephobiac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s a fairly undisputed fact if you look it up. https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/health/washingtons-teeth/george-washington-and-slave-teeth/ https://daily.jstor.org/were-george-washingtons-teeth-taken-from-enslaved-people/
minus-squareMonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year ago According to George Washington’s ledger, on May 8, 1784, he paid 6 pounds 2 shillings to “N****** for 9 Teeth, on acc[oun]t of the French Dentis [sic] Doctr Lemay [sic].” https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/health/washingtons-teeth/george-washington-and-slave-teeth/
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There’s written record of 9 of Washington’s slaves being paid specifically for their teeth.
Let’s see it
It’s a fairly undisputed fact if you look it up.
https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/health/washingtons-teeth/george-washington-and-slave-teeth/
https://daily.jstor.org/were-george-washingtons-teeth-taken-from-enslaved-people/
https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/health/washingtons-teeth/george-washington-and-slave-teeth/