1824-02-07, Barnet, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1824-02-07, Barnet, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: Barnet was contracted to labor at the University of Virginia by white enslaver J. W. Saunders. Saunders was paid $13 for "49 days at 8 per month." This event is recorded in an entry in the Proctor's Daybook, February 7, 1824.
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1824-02-07
Source: Proctor's Daybook, 1821-1828, RG-5/3/2.102, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Barnet
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: J. W. Saunders
Hirer: University of Virginia