Railroad Hiring an Enslaved Man

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Content type
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Collection(s)
Collection(s)
Encyclopedia Virginia
Title
Title
Title
Railroad Hiring an Enslaved Man
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Resource Type
Image
Description
Description
Bond dated 1852 from Virginia Central Railroad Company promising to pay $100 to Robert King of Albemarle [Virginia?] for the hire of Negro Harry to be employed on the Virginia Central Railroad, and to be returned well clothed in the usual way and with a Hat and Blanket. Signed: [?] Fontaine, Prest Many inscriptions on reverse indicating the bond was cashed
Local Identifier
Local Identifier
evr13701
Persons
Persons
Virginia Central Railroad Company: Creator (cre)
Genre
Genre
Manuscripts/Texts
Legal document
Subject
Subject
railroads
hiring out slaves
slavery
Note
Note
Note Type
date/sequential designation
Note
1852
Note Type
creation/production credits
Note
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
URL
URL
https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2011.51.15?destination=edan-search/collecti…
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Restriction on Access
Open
Language
English
Name
Railroad Hiring an Enslaved Man
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