Georgetown College hires Salvadore, an enslaved man, 1850
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Title
Georgetown College hires Salvadore, an enslaved man, 1850
Subject
Slavery; Slave hiring; Hire Terms; Slave labor; Georgetown College
Description
This account from 1850 records the hire of Salvadore, an enslaved man owned by Dr. Bohrer. Salvadore worked in Georgetown's student dormitories and his owner received ten dollars per month for his labor.
Creator
Georgetown University Archives
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1850-05-06
Contributor
Cory Young, Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Financial Records
Identifier
GSA239
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
| Doctr Bohrer for Servant Salvadore | 155 | ||
| 1850 | |||
| May | 6 | Entered this day at $10 pr mo: in dormitory… |
Original Format
Financial Records
Files
Collection
Citation
Georgetown University Archives, “Georgetown College hires Salvadore, an enslaved man, 1850,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 23, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/261.