1828-03-24, Henry, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1828-03-24, Henry, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: University of Virginia Proctor Arthur Spicer Brockenbrough writes in a letter to Henry's white enslaver John Hartwell Cocke that Henry was discharged by S. Campbell after laboring "constantly" on the construction of the University's Academical Village for 13.5 days and that payment for Henry's labor will be sent to Cocke.
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1828-03-24
Location: Academical Village
Source: John Hartwell Cocke Papers, 1725-1949, MSS 640, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Henry
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: John Hartwell Cocke
Hirer: University of Virginia