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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 View
    Concourse 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
    Type
    financial records
    receipts
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d9ce66b2-ca13-4d5c-8e60-aab2fef7d7f9
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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 View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 053
    Exhibition
    Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
    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
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5437ea282-ecde-4460-8768-aece8f7c527d
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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
    Topic
    Military
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Revolution, 1775-1783
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.14.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dad8a0d6-658a-42fe-b2d9-65ff4a646c7a
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