1827-11-26, Nelson, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1827-11-26, Nelson, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: White enslaver J. Carr was paid $26.64 by the University of Virginia for Nelson's labor on waterworks for three-and-a-half months. This event is recorded in the Proctor's Daybook, November 26, 1827.
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1827-11-26
Source: Proctor's Daybook, 1821-1828, RG-5/3/2.102, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Nelson
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: J. Carr
Hirer: University of Virginia