Payment by Hampden-Sydney College for the hire of Lewis, property of President Jonathan P. Cushing

Title: Payment by Hampden-Sydney College for the hire of Lewis, property of President Jonathan P. Cushing
Description: Board of Trustee minutes authorizing the payment of the Administrator of Jonathan P. Cushing's estate for the hire of Lewis for the part of the year 1836 at the rate of 10 a month.
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1836
Date Certainty: Inferred
Location: Prince Edward County
Source: Board of Trustee Minutes, Hampden-Sydney College, Vol. 1, p. 188.
Related Event: Employment of Lewis at Hampden-Sydney College
Primary Participant: Lewis
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Jonathan P. Cushing
Additional Participant: Henry N. Watkins
Hirer: Hampden-Sydney College
Permission From: Jonathan P. Cushing
Organization: Hampden-Sydney College
Currency: dollars
Price: 10
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