1855-08-01, Unnamed, Labor (Agricultural)

Item

Title
1855-08-01, Unnamed, Labor (Agricultural)
Description
The Board of Trustees hired workers to attend to the upkeep of the Botanical Garden for $500.

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 ($500) be & the same is hereby appropriated to the Garden."
Event Type
Labor: Agricultural
Action Status
Completed
Date
1 August 1855
Freedom Status
Enslaved
Author
Asbury Hull
Organization
Board of Trustees
Price
$500
Task Performed
Keeping the Garden in order
Item sets
Labor
Site pages
Map & Timeline

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