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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03434.39 |
| From Archive Folder | Middlesex County Virginia documents |
| Title | Hiring of Negroes |
| Date | 26 December 1825 |
| Author | Winn, John (b. 1789) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Advertising the terms under which his slaves may be hired out for the upcoming year. Some of the slaves belong to General J. H. Cocke, the others to the estate of Thomas Winn. Signed twice by John Winn. Docket lists the names and prices of the slaves available to rent, and the names of the men who hired them. |
| Subjects | Contract Estate African American History Slavery Labor Finance Health and Medical |
| People | Winn, John Bowles (b. 1789) Winn, Thomas (1753-1824) |
| Place written | Fluvanna County, Virginia |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |