1826-12-23, Peter, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1826-12-23, Peter, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: White enslaver and professor Charles Bonnycastle was paid $8 by the University of Virginia for Peter's labor between November 9 and December 8, 1826. This event is recorded in the Proctor's Daybook, December 23, 1826.
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1826-12-23
Source: Proctor's Daybook, 1821-1828, RG-5/3/2.102, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Peter
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Charles Bonnycastle
Hirer: University of Virginia