Mary S. Thomas hire agreement
Document
CH_CA_2023_IC_005_010
Institutional Collections
Agreement between David Beckets and Mary S. Thomas' estate for the hire of a girl named Margaret Hope for the rate of two dollars. The agreement notes that Margaret was born January 30, 1848 and when she is eighteen years old she shall be free according to Mary's will.
MS0066-11-30-027 July 5 1851
agreements
Slavery--Economic aspects--United States, Slave labor
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