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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03434.84 |
| From Archive Folder | Middlesex County Virginia documents |
| Title | Terms for hiring slaves from the estate of Thomas Winn |
| Date | 2 January 1827 |
| Author | Winn, John (b. 1789) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Lists the terms under which slaves will be hired out from Thomas Winn's estate. Requires that hired slaves receive medical care and limits their working conditions. The document lists each slave for hire and the requirements for each slave. Special mention is made for Phebe, who is "unhealthy and labouring under a disease called the asthma." Phebe "is not to be exposed to wet or cold weather...should she die before the end of the year, a proportional part of the sum for which she is supported &c will only be paid." Signed twice by Winn. |
| Subjects | Slave Trade Estate African American History Slavery Labor Contract Health and Medical Disease Women's History Death Finance |
| People | Winn, John Bowles (b. 1789) |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |