1824-01-01, Mat, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1824-01-01, Mat, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: White enslaver William Watson was paid $55 by the University of Virginia for Mat's labor. This event is recorded in the Proctor's Daybook, January 1, 1824.
Event Type: Freedom status transaction: Sale
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1824-01-01
Source: Proctor's Daybook, 1821-1828, RG-5/3/2.102, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Mat
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: William Watson
Hirer: University of Virginia