1822-04-01, Nelson, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1822-04-01, Nelson, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: White enslaver Mary Smith was paid $64.50 for Nelson's labor. This event is recorded in a April 1, 1822, entry in the Proctor's Daybook.
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1822-04-01
Source: Proctor's Daybook, 1821-1828, RG-5/3/2.102, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Nelson
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Mary Smith
Hirer: University of Virginia