1827-01-03, Sam "Old Sam", Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title

1827-01-03, Sam "Old Sam", Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Description

White enslaver and University Proctor Arthur Spicer Brockenbrough was paid $12.50 by the University of Virginia for one day of Sam's labor. This event is recorded in the Proctor's Daybook, January 3, 1827.

Event Type

Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire

Action Status

Completed

Date

1827-01-03

Source

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

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Primary Participant

Sam

Freedom Status

Enslaved

Enslaver

Arthur Spicer Brockenbrough

Hirer

University of Virginia

Source Resource

https://omeka-s-dev.internal.lib.virginia.edu/api/items/457

Source Site

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