The hire of free and enslaved men at Bohemia Plantation, 1790
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Title
The hire of free and enslaved men at Bohemia Plantation, 1790
Subject
Hire; Plantation Workers; Plantation life--Southern States--History; Jesuits--Missions; Slave hiring; Slave labor;
Description
In this account record from 1790, Fr. Francis Beeston registered the hire of five men for the harvest: two free men of color, an enslaved man and two white men. The diversity of these hires reflects Maryland's mixed labor practices.
Creator
Maryland Province Collection
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1790-07-12
Contributor
Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
GSA309
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Text
12. Finished reaping at St. Inigo's in the afternoon, and began in the Lane-field. - This morning hired a cradler (Free Charles) a mulatto and an excellent cradler- At 12 O'clock hired Negro Pat, a cradler, Ben McElwee, reaper, and two binders, Free Len; and a white boy, Thos: Benj: Thomas.
Original Format
Manuscript
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Collection
Citation
Maryland Province Collection, “The hire of free and enslaved men at Bohemia Plantation, 1790,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed October 3, 2024, http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/337.