Sujet

Payment receipt for the hiring out of an enslaved man named Lewis, January 16, 1811. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

This document is from a collection of financial papers related to the plantation operations of several generations of the Rouzee Family in Essex County, Virginia. The papers date from the 1790s through 1860. This handwritten, single page document is a payment receipt signed by Daniel Farmer for the hiring out of an enslaved man, Lewis, by John Rouzee. The receipt is dated January 16, 1811 at the top. The document is written in black ink. There are no inscriptions on the reverse.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_127

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

35,4Mo (1,7Mo) / 38,8cm x 22,9cm / 4583 x 2703 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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