Bond for the hire of enslaved man named Harry by the Virginia Central Railroad
- Created by
- Virginia Central Railroad Company, 1850 - 1868
- Date
- 1852
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. (7.9 x 17.1 cm)
- Description
- Bond dated 1852 from Virginia Central Railroad Company promising to pay $100 to Robert King of Albemarle [Virginia?] "for the hire of Negro Harry" "to be employed on the Virginia Central Railroad, and to be returned well clothed in the usual way and with a Hat and Blanket." Signed: "[?] Fontaine", Pres't" Many inscriptions on reverse indicating the bond was cashed.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Topic
- Labor
- Slavery
- Transportation
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2011.51.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.