Documents about Enslaved Persons

Scope and content:

Request to purchase or hire "Jenny" who he claims is 50 years old or older and "cannot be worth much" by the next year; a legal document to hire "Anthony" for the sum of eight pounds and clothe him; and tax receipts for enslaved persons.

Language:
English

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Parent restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.

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