1827-01-26, Willis, Male, Labor (Artisanal)

Item

Title
1827-01-26, Willis, Male, Labor (Artisanal)
Description
Willis, an enslaved man, worked as a skilled blacksmith in Athens, Georgia.

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
Labor: Artisanal
Action Status
Completed
Date
26 January 1827
Primary Participant
Willis
Item sets
Labor
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