John Kean had slaves, but they were passed down to him. John Kean and his wife took care of all the slaves they had, but their house slaves were preferred over their field slaves. Their field slaves likely endured a lot more pain at the hands of John Kean. They took them under extreme care to the extent of feeding and clothing his slaves, but he still physically abused them. This treatment was very much consistent of how the slave owners in the South. The slaves who behaved well were the ones who were taken care of well, while those who behaved badly were taken care of badly, that seems to be the case when he is talking about the difference between one of his servants, and the house slaves. “John Kean spent a lot of his time in the New Jersey
