Hire of Jo [Edlin?] from Mary Fenwick, 1845

Hire of Jo [Edlin?] from Mary Fenwick, 1845

Slave hiring; Slave labor; Georgetown College

Jo, likely Joseph Edlen, was hired by Georgetown College from Mary Fenwick from December 1845 to November 1846. He was hired to work on the farm at the rate of $8 per month. An entry from the college Day and Cash Book from January 16, 1846 records a payment to Mary Fenwick for hire of Joseph Edlen.

Georgetown University

Georgetown Slavery Archive

1845-12-03

1846-01-16

Julia Bernier

Georgetown University Library

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Financial Record

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Jo- Servant of Miss Mary Fenwick

                   Opposite the monetary –

                                                                                                            D^r             C^r

1845

 

Dec. 3^rd Entered this day to work on the farm

                      At $8.00 p^r mo:                                                             $. ¢           $ ¢

1846

Jan 3 “   C^r  by 1 months wages ending

                    This date  __    ___    ___      =                                                             8.00

“ 16         D^r  to cash in full to 3^rd ins^t.                                                       8.00

__________________                                                                                _____________

Feb 3: C^r by 1 mo^s  wages ending    ___     ____                                                          8.00

“    14 D^r To cash  _      ___     ____     ___    _____                                8.00

 

_____                                                                                              ____________

 

Mar 3 C^r  by 1 months end:   .     .     .    .     .     .    .                                               8.00

Apr 3 “   by 1 d^o       .     .     .    .     .     .    .                                                                  8.00

May 3 “by 1 d^o       .     .     .    .     .     .    .                                                                   8.00

                                                                                                       _____________

                                                                                                                        24.00

 

“       4 D^r to cash  .       .      .      .      .      .       .     .                             24.00

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July 3 C^r  by 2 mo^s wages ending date   .      .      .                                                       16.00

“      8 D^r  to cash for 2 mo^s wages, due 3^rd .. ins^t. .   .   .                16.00

                                                                                                         ______________

Octr 17 D^r  to cash on acc^t .          .        .      .      .      .     .                2.00

Nov: 3 C^r by 4 mo^s  wages ending this date at/8  .   .   .                                             32.00

“      14 D^r   to cash    .      .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    .    .             30.00

                                                                                                          ______________

                                                                                                          32.00       32.00

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January 1846 

1. to Mary Fenwick, for hire of Jos. Edlen col^d serv^t 1 month 3. ^d inst. 8. _“

Account Book