1826-08-02, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)

Item

Title
1826-08-02, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
Description
An enslaved person was hired to clean buildings, including the Library, Philosophical, and Chemical academic buildings, on campus.

Partial Transcript: "Your Committee observe that a college servant is maintained at the expense of your treasury. His services are greatly needed in cleaning the buildings."
Action Status
Potential
Date
2 August 1826
Date Certainty
Inferred
Freedom Status
Enslaved
Author
Asbury Hull
Organization
Board of Trustees
Site pages
Map & Timeline

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