Winn, Thomas, 1753-1824; [Terms for hiring out slaves from the estates of Thomas Winn and Thomas Drummond]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03434.36 Author/Creator: Winn, Thomas, 1753-1824; Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 31 December 1831 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 22 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
One document stating the terms by which people enslaved by John Winn would be hired out for work. Lists their names and amount charged, and names of the people requesting their labor. Document also states that they would be given winter clothes and not to work on rivers or island. Included in these terms were people enslaved by Elias Willis and Thomas Drummond. Notation that Jenny, an enslaved woman should receive a bonnet, rather than the standard hat being issued.
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