Shortly after Samuel Johnson’s wife died, in 1752, a former slave from Jamaica named Francis Barber came to work as a servant in his house. He remained there for thirty years, along with his wife and children, and became Johnson’s heir.
Shortly after Samuel Johnson’s wife died, in 1752, a former slave from Jamaica named Francis Barber came to work as a servant in his house. He remained there for thirty years, along with his wife and children, and became Johnson’s heir.