1826-02-18, Unidentified Man (Referred to as one of "two hands"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1826-02-18, Unidentified Man (Referred to as one of "two hands"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: White enslaver Richard Poindexter was paid $110 by the University of Virginia for the labor of two unidentified men referred to as "2 hands." This event is recorded in the Proctor's Daybook, February 18, 1826.
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1826-02-18
Source: Proctor's Daybook, 1821-1828, RG-5/3/2.102, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Unidentified Man (Referred to as one of "two hands")
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Richard Poindexter
Hirer: University of Virginia