1825-12-27, Unidentified Man (Referred to as "hire"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1825-12-27, Unidentified Man (Referred to as "hire"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: White enslaver Simeon B. Chapman was paid $1.50 by the University of Virginia for the labor of an unidentified man (referred to as "1 day hire"). This event is recorded in the Proctor's Daybook, December 27, 1825.
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1825-12-27
Source: Proctor's Daybook, 1821-1828, RG-5/3/2.102, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: 115
Primary Participant Description: This unidentified man referred to as "hire" in the Proctor's Daybook, December 27, 1825, was claimed in ownership by white enslaver Simeon B. Chapman.
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Simeon B. Chapman
Hirer: University of Virginia