I'm reviewing an 1837 inventory for a plantation on the island of St. Croix, Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands). The slaves are categorized as to their different jobs. Most of the boys and girls between age 7 and 11 are on the 'Grass Gang' which I understand to be supplying grass/forage to the livestock. Between age 12 and 17, most of the boys and girls are listed as 'Crook Boy' or 'Crook Girl'. I can't find this term anywhere, but I assume it was outside work preparing one for field work which was the work of the majority of the adult slaves. Does anyone have a clearer idea of what the term 'Crook Boy' entailed when it came to life on the estates? Dante