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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03434.59 |
| From Archive Folder | Middlesex County Virginia documents |
| Title | Terms of hiring nergoes belonging to the estate of Thomas Winn |
| Date | 30 December 1829 |
| Author | Winn, John (b. 1789) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Specifies the terms under which slaves belonging to the estate of Thomas Winn can be hired out for the year 1830. Agreement provides for slaves to be returned with blankets, shoes, and clothes, that they be "treated humanely," and not allowed to work on the water. The three slaves named are Sam, Jenny and Diley. Signed twice by Winn. Docket lists who the slaves were hired out to, and at what price. |
| Subjects | Estate Labor African American History Slavery Contract Health and Medical Clothing and Accessories Women's History Finance |
| People | Winn, John Bowles (b. 1789) Winn, Thomas Jr. (fl. 1807) |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |