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Hiring agreement for an enslaved woman named Martha in South Carolina
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Signed by
- Hunton, William A., American
- Fox, John, American, 1805 - 1884
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- December 31, 1858
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 15/16 × 5 5/8 in. (10 × 14.3 cm)
- Description
- A hiring agreement for an enslaved woman named Martha in South Carolina. The small, single sheet and page document is on yellowed paper with black preprinted and handwritten text. The document represents the hire of an enslaved woman named Martha to William A. Hunton by John Fox on January 1, 1859 for 1 year. It the top left corner on the front of the document is a printed dollar sign with “17.00/100” handwritten next to it. The document begins “On the 1st day of January, 1860, we bind ourselves and our heirs / to pay unto JOHN FOX the just and full sum of Seventeen dollars / and – cents, for the hire of the Negro Martha, for the year 1859….” The document also notes that Martha will be furnished with summer and winter clothes as well as a bonnet and blanket. The document ends with “Given under our hands ad seals this 31st day of December of 1858. / William A. Hunton.” In the bottom right corner there ar two boxes with “SEAL.” printed inside. William A. Hunton’s signature is next to the top box. The back of the document has an inscription in graphite written in a different hand than the text on the front. The inscription reads “No 24 / WM A. Hunton / $17, Martha / John Fox.”
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Lexington County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Clothing and dress
- Finance
- Slave hire system
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Receipt for payment to Jack Little for his service in the Continental Army
- Issued by
- State of Connecticut, American, founded 1778
- Subject of
- Continental Army, American, 1775 - 1796
- 4th Connecticut Regiment, 1775 - 1783
- Signed by
- Little, Jack, American
- Lawrence, Samuel, American
- Butler, Richard, American
- Date
- 1782
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 3/16 x 8 5/16 in. (10.6 x 21.1 cm)
- Description
- Revolutionary War payment receipt owned by Jack Little, a soldier from the 2nd Company, 4th Regiment of the Connecticut Line, in the Continental Army. The receipt is printed on yellowed paper with black ink. It has a printed border with the words “FOR THE PAYMENT OF” at the top and “THE CONNECTICUT LINE” at the bottom. At the center of the document is printed text with blank spaces. Additional handwritten words and numbers have been recorded in the document in order to complete it. The left side of the document has been trimmed and there is a circular hole in the center of the paper. On the back of the certificate additional payments are recorded with handwritten notes in black ink by at least two different people. Also written on the back is Jack Little’s mark.
- Place used
- Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- receipts
- Topic
- Business
- Military
- U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
- U.S. History, Revolution, 1775-1783
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.155.313
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Receipt for blankets given to soldiers Prince Simbo and Sampson Freeman
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Simbo, Prince, American, ca. 1737 - 1810
- Freeman, Sampson, American
- Date
- April 21, 1778
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 11/16 x 8 5/16 in. (11.9 x 21.1 cm)
- Description
- One page, quatro receipt, written on both sides in black ink.
- Place made
- Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- receipts
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.14.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- public domain