1827-01-26, Willis, Male, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
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Title
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1827-01-26, Willis, Male, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
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Description
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Willis, an enslaved man, was hired as a blacksmith at the age of 22.
Partial Transcript: "The hire of a Negro man by the name of Willis, an excellent Blacksmith, about 22 years of age, until Christmas next, and one set of Blacksmith's tools; levied on as property of Ausbourn M. Gathright to satisfy in favor of John Loving, vs Ausbourn M. Gathright."
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Date
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26 January 1827
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Enslaver
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Ausbourn M. Gathright
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Age
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22 years old
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Leaser
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John Loving