Caesar (enslaved chef)
Caesar was an enslaved chef at Stratford Hall in Virginia.[1], the home of the Lees of Virginia. He was born in 1732, and was one of the only three chocolatiers in the American Colony[2]. He was well known as an excellent chef. It is not known who trained him in chocolate-making, possibly his predecessor Richard Mynett who was an indentured Englishman who worked for the Lees in the 1750s[3]
Caesar had a son named Caesar Jr., who served as a postillion to the Lee family[4]. Caesar’s name does not appear in records after 1800. His son was Caesar listed as enslaved to the Lee family in 1800, but was put up as collateral for payment of Henry’s Lee’s debts[5].
References[edit]
- ↑ Wilson, Anne (2020). "Stratford Hall Awarded $21,000 in Grants to Support New Exhibit, Storytelling and Colonial Foodways Programs and Conservation Efforts" (PDF). Stratford Hall Museum website. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Deetz, Kelley Fanto. "Oppression in the kitchen, delight in the dining room: The story of Caesar, an enslaved chef and chocolatier in Colonial Virginia". The Conversation. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ↑ Deetz, Kelley Fanto. "Oppression in the kitchen, delight in the dining room: The story of Caesar, an enslaved chef and chocolatier in Colonial Virginia". The Conversation. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ↑ LANCE–STAR, COLLETTE CAPRARA FOR THE FREE. "Young Life: Stratford Hall brings history to life with online activities". Fredericksburg.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ↑ Cole, Ryan (2019-01-15). Light-Horse Harry Lee: The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary Hero - The Tragic Life of Robert E. Lee's Father. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-62157-860-4. Search this book on
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