1822-09-25, Wilson, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title

1822-09-25, Wilson, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Description

White enslaver Edmund Bacon was paid $70 by the University of Virginia for Wilson's labor. This event is recorded in a September 25, 1822, entry in the Proctor's Daybook.

Event Type

Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire

Action Status

Completed

Date

1822

Source

Proctor's Daybook, 1821-1828, RG-5/3/2.102, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia

Related Event

1821-12-16, Wilson, Travel (Temporary)

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Primary Participant

Wilson

Freedom Status

Enslaved

Enslaver

Edmund Bacon

Hirer

University of Virginia

Source Resource

https://omeka-s-dev.internal.lib.virginia.edu/api/items/416

Source Site

https://omeka-s-dev.internal.lib.virginia.edu/s/otg-uvalibrary/item