Most likely descendants, if related at all, this picture looks to be post ACW which would put all of this group at 70 years of age, if they were born the year Washington died (1799). Conservatively to have been a cook, chambermaid and hostler, lets say at 15 they would all be 85. I guess it is possible...…….View attachment 290030
"Cooks, chambermaids, nurses and one hostler of Gen. Geo. Washington, found in and around St. Augustine, Florida."
Source.
Is this some type of invented tourist attraction in St. Augustine? I cannot find any mention of Washington's former slaves moving to Florida.
I found "Bloomfield's Historical Guide in Google books here is a link https://archive.org/details/bloomfieldsillus00bloo/page/n9
on page 100 #46 it lists the picture as "Inmates of Colored Home,showing some of the cooks and chambermaids of George Washington"View attachment 310608
Interesting that they used the term inmate to describe them. The archaic use of the word seems to have referred to any occupant of a house.
does not make the Washington connection