 By purchase and natural increase, the number of slaves had risen to 133 at the time of the 1860 census.Their work included planting and harvesting the fields; caring for farm animals; domestic employment such as cooking, cleaning, caring for children, and sewing; and probably trades such as blacksmithing and milling.George Carter's widow, Elizabeth Grayson Lewis Carter, inherited the property after her husband's death in 1846.