1823-02-24, Sharper, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1823-02-24, Sharper, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: White enslaver Gabriel Gray was paid $65 by the University of Virginia for Sharper's labor. This event is recorded in the Proctor's Daybook, February 24, 1823.
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1823-02-24
Source: Proctor's Daybook, 1821-1828, RG-5/3/2.102, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Sharper
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Gabriel Gray
Hirer: University of Virginia