1823-09-30, Unidentified Child (Referred to as "boy"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1823-09-30, Unidentified Child (Referred to as "boy"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: White enslaver Abiah Thorn was paid $50 by the University of Virginia for the labor of "two boys" for six months. This event is recorded in the Proctor's Daybook, September 30, 1823.
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1823-09-30
Source: Proctor's Daybook, 1821-1828, RG-5/3/2.102, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Unidentified Child (Referred to as "boy")
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Abiah Thorn
Hirer: University of Virginia