1828-01-13, Unidentified Young Man (Referred to as "dining room servant"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1828-01-13, Unidentified Young Man (Referred to as "dining room servant"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: In a letter written to white enslaver John Hartwell Cocke dated January 13, 1828, white enslaver Elizabeth Cary seeks to contract the labor of an unidentified young man she claimed in ownership. Cary described this young person as "about 16 years old a good dining room servant and perfectly honest."
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Potential
Date: 1828-01-13
Source: John Hartwell Cocke Papers, 1725-1949, MSS 640, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Unidentified Young Man (Referred to as "dining room servant")
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Elizabeth Cary