1860, Lewis, Male, Labor

Item

Title
1860, Lewis, Male, Labor
Description
Lewis, an enslaved man, worked for his enslaver, John H. Christy, at the Southern Watchman where he would crank the presser.

Partial Transcript: "Lewis was a slave of John H. Christy and his business was to turn the crank when the Southern Watchman went to press.
Event Type
Labor
Action Status
Completed
Date
1860
Date Certainty
Questionable
Primary Participant
Lewis
Freedom Status
Enslaved
Item sets
Labor
Site pages
Map & Timeline

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