A Guide to the Slave Hire Agreement Slave hire agreement. 11247

A Guide to the Slave Hire Agreement

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Special Collections Department
Accession number 11247


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Repository
University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Collection Number
11247
Title
Slave Hire Agreement March 19, 1793
Extent
1 item
Creator
Location
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Slave Hire Agreement, Accession 11247, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

This document was purchased on July 5, 1996 .

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Scope and Content

This legal document is a March 19, 1793 slave hire agreement between Henry Washington and Elliot Monroe , both of Westmoreland County . It is for the hire of five of Washington's Negro carpenters (slaves) to square timber in White Oak Swamp for use in the city of Washington . According to one of the endorsements on the reverse, this copy belonged to Monroe. A transcript has been provided for researchers.

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