1827-01-26, Willis, Male, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)

Title: 1827-01-26, Willis, Male, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
Description: 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."
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: January 26, 1827
Location: Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Source: The Athenian; Issue January 26, 1827, page 1
Related Event: 1827-01-26, Willis, Male, Labor (Artisanal)
Primary Participant: Willis
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Ausbourn M. Gathright
Age: 22 years old
Leaser: John Loving