Promissory Notes for the Hiring of Enslaved People

Title:

Promissory Notes for the Hiring of Enslaved People

Date:

1854

Description:

Several promissary notes for the hiring of enslaved people. Enslaved person Caroline, from the estate of Harding Browning, was hired by T.M. Stine for 65 dollars for a year of employment. Also included is a voucher for the capture and return of an enslaved person and an entry for shoes for slaves.

Collection Title:

Walter Pantovic Slavery and African American History Collection

Contributing Institution:

Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Topical Subject:

Slavery

Geographic Subject:

Thomas County (Ga.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

AMN 1041 Box 1

Date Digital:

2014-07-20

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information contact the archivist at the Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424.

Admin ID:

48237