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The role of women in 1821 varied with ethnic and economic status. Women in French settlements held a dominant role in the family.
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We continue our look at unfamiliar items in the estate of John Whittenburgh.
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We continue our look at unfamiliar items in the estate of John Whittenburgh.
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Examining lists of property of deceased people provides windows to the past. The next two Bicentennial Minutes will examine the estate inventory of John Whittenburgh of Cape Girardeau County. Whittenburgh was a wealthy man who died in August 1821.
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Examining lists of property of deceased people provides windows to the past. The next two Bicentennial Minutes will examine the estate inventory of John Whittenburgh of Cape Girardeau County. Whittenburgh was a wealthy man who died in August 1821.
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Livestock are valuable for food, fiber, and economic security--even more so in 1821.
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Livestock are valuable for food, fiber, and economic security--even more so in 1821.
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Most farms were subsistence-level at statehood. Larger farms were possible with either a large family or with the labor of the enslaved. Settlement followed valleys at first, or clustered in level or open uplands. Later settlers adapted to hill country by using small corn plots and open-range grazing.
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Missouri residents of 200 years ago brought local food ways with them, mostly from the mid-South. The typical meal usually included a stew of meat,…
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Corn and pork dominated Missourians’ diet in 1821. For example, the Moses Austin household required 900 pounds of pork monthly. Hogs were easier to feed…