1855-11-06, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
- Title
- 1855-11-06, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
- Description
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The University hired enslaved persons for annual repairs including mending the plastering, repairing windows and blinds.
Partial Transcript: "The usual annual repairs, such as whitewashing - mending of plastering, repairing [fireplaces] of hearths - setting glass & repairing blinds - have been reflected during the vacation & by the agency of the Col. servants, and the direction given by myself principally at an expense of some 10 or 12 dollars." - Event Type
- Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
- Action Status
- Completed
- Date
- November 6, 1855
- Location
- University of Georgia Campus
- Related Event
- 1855-11-06, Unnamed, Labor (Domestic)
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Author
- Asbury Hull
- Organization
- Board of Trustees
- Price
- $10 or $12
- Source Resource
- http://onthesegroundsuga.digilabuga.org/api/items/510
- Leaser
- University of Georgia
Athens, Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, United States
Part of 1855-11-06, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)