The College hires out "Negro George" to cobbler Thomas Hyde, 1803-1805
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Title
The College hires out "Negro George" to cobbler Thomas Hyde, 1803-1805
Subject
Slavery
Slave labor
Hire
Leases
Master and Servant
Slave trade
Jesuits--History--19th century
Slave labor
Hire
Leases
Master and Servant
Slave trade
Jesuits--History--19th century
Description
In 1801, a boarder named John Llewellin sold George to the College. Two years later, the College hired out George to a cobbler named Thomas Hyde for twenty months.
Creator
Georgetown University Archive
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
December 8, 1803 thorough July 5, 1805
Contributor
Cory Young
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Relation
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Accounts
Identifier
GSA120
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
| 28 | Thomas Hyde | Dr | ||
| 1803 | {To 2 Sides of upper Leather @ $2.50 [strikethrough]} | $5 | 00 | |
| Decr. 8 | $26. | 25 | ||
| 1804 March | 5 | To 8 months hire for Negro George @ $35 | 112 | 00 |
| 14 | To cash paid him this day pr the Revd F. Neale | 9" | 59 | |
| By Ballance Due Thomas Hyde this date | $147" | 84 | ||
| $35" | 00 | |||
| July | 5 | Tho hire for Nigroe George 1 year $35 | $17 | 33 |
| To Ballance due Geo: Town College | 12 | 67 | ||
| By Ballance due T. Hyde | 30 | 00 | ||
| To making 30 pair Shoes @ 50 | 15 | 00 | ||
| By Ballance due T. Hyde | 42 | 50 | ||
| Settled in full | $57 | 50 |
Original Format
Manuscript
Files
Collection
Citation
Georgetown University Archive, “The College hires out "Negro George" to cobbler Thomas Hyde, 1803-1805,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 21, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/131.