Chesney Wold symbolizes a great deal of wealth and power within Bleak House. It stands for the static ordering of society and indicates the top of the British class system. As a landowner, Sir Leicester has the most input over the majority of the country. As one of the 'great country families', he is determined that the world should run as he and the House of Lords would order it. He will change things as he sees fit and his wife, Lady Dedlock, has without a doubt married him in order to join him in this luxury.

A law in South Carolina stated “If any slave shall be out of the house or plantation where they live, ...

A law in South Carolina stated “If any slave shall be out of the house or plantation where they live, ...

Sarah/Sally Forbes Bonetta Davies witnessed the brutal murder of her family during a slave hunt when she was very young, and later given to Queen Victoria as a gift. She was liberated by the queen and was called her goddaughter She was initially given out of a tradition of giving enslaved or “apprentice” children to serve the recipient (similar to Mary Prince with her first mistress), but her relationship with the queen and respect given to Sally by her set an example for the country as in the new era of the abolition of slavery in 1833.

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Buford, Georgia is a small city with a population of a little over 15,000. Founded in 1872, the city has a railroad track that connects Charlotte, NC, with Atlanta, and was known for its leather exports from Bona Allen company. Buford also has its own school district for Buford City schools, which is located close to historic Buford.