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Payment receipt for the hiring out of an enslaved man named Lewis, January 16, 1811. Creator: Unknown.

Payment receipt for the hiring out of an enslaved man named Lewis, January 16, 1811. Creator: Unknown.

2-833-036 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

This document is from a collection of financial papers related to the plantation operations of several generations of the Rouzee Family in Essex County, Virginia. The papers date from the 1790s through 1860. This handwritten, single page document is a payment receipt signed by Daniel Farmer for the hiring out of an enslaved man, Lewis, by John Rouzee. The receipt is dated January 16, 1811 at the top. The document is written in black ink. There are no inscriptions on the reverse.

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Medium
  1. Ink on paper
Picture Type
  1. Financial records
  2. Receipts
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4583x2703
File Size : 36,293kb

Aliases

  1. 2011.104.66
  1. NMAAHC-2011_104_66_001
  1. 0990004673
  1. 2-833-036
  1. 2011.104.66
  1. 2833036

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