1844-12-04, Unnamed, Labor (Agricultural)

Title: 1844-12-04, Unnamed, Labor (Agricultural)
Description: An enslaved person was hired to work the Botanical Gardens in Athens, Georgia.

Partial Transcript: "Resolved that the President & Faculty be authorized to provide for the keeping of the Botanical Garden next year, by the employment of some white man,or otherwise, provided the expenses thereof shall not exceed one hundred and fifty dollars and the use of the house in the garden besides the hire of the servant."
Event Type: Labor: Agricultural
Action Status: Potential
Date: 4 December 1844
Location: Botanical Garden; University of Georgia Campus
Cause: 1844-12-04, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
Source: Prudential Committee Minutes, 1834-1857; Page 30
Related Event: 1844-12-04, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Author: Wilson Lumpkin
Leaser: University of Georgia
Organization: Prudential Committee
Task Performed: Keeping up the Botanical Garden

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