Enslaved person named Ben hiring document Enslaved person named Ben hiring document MSS 16710

Enslaved person named Ben hiring document MSS 16710


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Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/

Ellen Welch

Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Identification
MSS 16710
Title
Enslaved person named Ben hiring document 1851-12-29
URL:
https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/159807
Quantity
0.03 Cubic Feet, 1 folder
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16710, Enslaved person named Ben hiring document, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Citation books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 14 May, 2019.

Content Description

Document for the hire of an enslaved person named Ben, for $90.00 until December 25, 1852 possibly in Charlestown, West Virginia. Signed by John L. & W. N. Craighill. Docketed on the verso. The document specifies clothing to be furnished during the term of employment and requires the Craighills to return Ben with "a good wool hat, a blanket, a pair of winter shoes, two pair of home-made yarn stockings, one shirt, and a coat, waistcoat, and pants of good fulled-linsey, and pay his taxes."

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