- Owned by
- Rouzee Family, American
- Date
- 1805-1807
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 7 x 8 1/8 in. (17.8 x 20.6 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 handwritten, single page document is an accounting for money due J. Taylor by Mrs. Apphia Rouzee for weaving services and the hiring of an enslaved woman, Philice. The accounting itemizes weaving of pieces of cloth, a blanket furnished to "your girl," and the hiring of Philice, for the years 1805, 1806, and 1807. On the reverse is written, "A/C Mrs. A. Rouzee with Jesse Taylor." Both sides are written in black ink.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place depicted
- 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 Manuscripts
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Business
- Finance
- Labor
- Slave hire system
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2011.104.68
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




