1855-08-01, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
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Title
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1855-08-01, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
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Description
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The Board of Trustees resolved that $500 would be appropriated to the Botanical Garden for upkeep.
Partial Transcript: "That the Prudential Committee be constructed to use all possible economy in keeping the Gard in order, consistency with a proper degree of neatness & tasts in its cultivation, & in the preservation of its rare & valuable exotics. Resolved - That the sum of Five hundred dollars be & the same is hereby appropriated to the Garden."
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Date
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August 1, 1855
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Cause
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The Garden was in deteriorating condition.
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Price
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$500
