1821, Unidentified Person (Referred to as "hand"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)

Title: 1821, Unidentified Person (Referred to as "hand"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
Description: White enslaver J. H. Woods was paid $40 per day by the University of Virginia for the labor of "two hands." This event is recorded in the Proctor's Daybook, 1821.
Event Type: Commercial transaction: Enslaved hire
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1821
Date Certainty: Approximate
Source: Proctor's Daybook, 1821-1828, RG-5/3/2.102, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Unidentified Person (Referred to as "hand")
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: J. H. Woods
Hirer: University of Virginia