1823-04-10, Unidentified Child (Referred to as "boy"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1823-04-10, Unidentified Child (Referred to as "boy"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: White enslaver Abiah Thorn contracted "two boys" he claimed in ownership to labor for the University of Virginia. This event is recorded in the Proctor's Daybook, April 10, 1823.
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1823-04-10
Source: Proctor's Daybook, 1821-1828, RG-5/3/2.102, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Unidentified Child (Referred to as "boy")
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Abiah Thorn
Hirer: University of Virginia
Source Resource: https://omeka-s-dev.internal.lib.virginia.edu/api/items/706
Source Site: https://omeka-s-dev.internal.lib.virginia.edu/s/otg-uvalibrary/item