Bond for the hire of the enslaved man Jacob by Edward Rouzee
- Owned by
- Rouzee Family, American
- Date
- October 28, 1808
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 5 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (14.3 x 21 cm)
- Caption
- 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.
- Description
- This document is a bond for the debt of ten pounds due to Susanna Faver from Edward Rouzee for the hire of an enslaved man named Jacob. The document is dated October 28, 1808. In the bottom left is the signature of the witness Elizabeth M. Rouzee. There is a loss to the document at the bottom right where the signature of Edward Rouzee would be. On the reverse are notes concerning payment and the label "Rouzee to Faver Bond." The document is handwritten in black ink and the paper has been folded multiple times.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place made
- Essex County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Rouzee Family Papers
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2011.104.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.