1825-01-04, Stephen, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1825-01-04, Stephen, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: White enslaver Charles Poindexter was paid $250 by the University of Virginia for Stephen's labor. This event is recorded in the Proctor’s Daybook, January 4, 1825.
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1825-01-04
Source: Proctor's Daybook, 1821-1828, RG-5/3/2.102, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Stephen
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Charles Poindexter
Hirer: University of Virginia