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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.06868 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0132] October-December 1796 |
| Title | Employment agreement between Christopher Gore and William Hay |
| Date | 14 November 1796 |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Signature, possibly of Christopher Gore, has been clipped. Also signed by William Hay and by John Trumbull as witness. Contract between the American Christopher Gore, living in London, and William Hay, a London gardener. Enumerates the terms of employment for Hay, as Gore's gardener: specifies that Hay will travel to the United States and work on Gore's land under the supervision of a William Payne. |
| Subjects | Labor Immigration and Migration Contract Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Gore, Christopher (1758-1827) Hay, William (fl. 1796-1799) Payne, William (fl. 1796) |
| Theme | Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |