Winn, Thomas, 1753-1824 "Terms of hiring negroes belonging of T. Winn Est. & Drummond for 1833"
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03434.35 Author/Creator: Winn, Thomas, 1753-1824 Place Written: Middlesex County, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: December 31, 1832 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 28 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
One document stating the terms by which people enslaved by John Winn would be hired out for work. Lists their names and amount charged, and names of the people requesting their labor. Document also states that they would be given winter clothes and not to work on rivers or island. Included in these terms were people enslaved by Elias Willis and Thomas Drummond.
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