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Labor Contract and Inventory of Enslaved Persons in Georgetown

 Digital Collection
Identifier: dcpl_pby091_pby036
Labor Contract and Inventory of Enslaved Persons in Georgetown in Dig DC
Labor Contract and Inventory of Enslaved Persons in Georgetown in Dig DC

Dates

  • Creation: 1808
  • Creation: 1833 - 1847

Creator

Summary

This collection consists of two manuscripts that document the existence and work of enslaved people and free laborers in Georgetown in the early 1800s. The manuscripts include a contract for the labor of an unnamed enslaved man; and a log of enslaved people and free laborers.

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

4 Files

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository

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