1862, Joe, Male, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)

Title: 1862, Joe, Male, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
Description: Joe, a man enslaved by Thomas R. R. Cobb, was hired by the Athens City Council to take care of the roads in town and the town mule.

Partial Transcript: "Clerk of Council was authorised to contract for T. R. R. Cobb's boy Joe to work, drive and take care of the town mule for the year 1862"
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1862
Date Certainty: Approximate
Location: Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Source: The Southern Banner; Issue January 15, 1862 page 3
Related Event: 1862, Joe, Male, Labor
Primary Participant: Joe
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb
Author: John Harrison Christy
Leaser: Athens City Council