Abe

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2012-04-03 10:48
Text: 
Flags in the Dust
Character Key: 
Abe
Display Name: 
Abe
Sort Name: 
Abe
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Domestic Service
Specific Job: 
Gilly
First Mentioned: 
Sartoris Plantation in Flags in the Dust (Location)
Biography: 

At Thanksgiving dinner at the Sartorises', Dr. Peabody mentions Abe as one of the gillies who help the gentlemen who come to fish his pond. ("Gilly" is a Scottish term for a servant who assists a fisherman.) When asked "how many [other black retainers] have you got," Peabody says "six or seven" adults, and an unspecified number of "scrubs," but they are not named (303).

Individual or Group: 
Individual
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