1823-06-11, Ben, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1823-06-11, Ben, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: Ben was contracted to labor for the University of Virginia for a period of two and a half months. White enslaver Richard Ware was paid $20 for Ben's labor. This event was recorded in an entry in the Proctor's Daybook, June 11, 1823.
Event Type: Freedom status transaction: Sale
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1823-06-11
Source: Proctor's Daybook, 1821-1828, RG-5/3/2.102, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Ben
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Richard Ware
Hirer: University of Virginia
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