Thomas Hewitt Key

Name: Thomas Hewitt Key
Given Name: Thomas Hewitt
Family Name: Key
Birth Date: 1799-03-20
Death Date: 1875-11-29
Sex: Male
Occupation: Teaching; University of Virginia professor; Professor of Mathematics
Description: Thomas Hewitt Key (March 20, 1799 - November 29, 1875) was a white enslaver and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Virginia (1825-1827). Between 1825-1827, Key contracted the labor of Sally Cottrell Cole from white enslaver Joseph Coolidge. In 1827, Sally was trafficked and sold to Key for $400. He immediately manumitted her.

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Items with "Enslaver: Thomas Hewitt Key"
Title	Class
1827, Sally Cottrell Cole, Freedom Status Transaction (Manumission)	Event
1827, Sally Cottrell Cole, Freedom Status Transaction (Sale)	Event

Items with "Enslaver: Thomas Hewitt Key"
Title	Class
Sally Cottrell Cole	Agent

Items with "Buyer: Thomas Hewitt Key"
Title	Class
1827, Sally Cottrell Cole, Freedom Status Transaction (Sale)	Event

Items with "Hirer: Thomas Hewitt Key"
Title	Class
1825-1827, Sally Cottrell Cole, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)	Event