Account of William Jones (record of Will's labor)
Title
Account of William Jones (record of Will's labor)
Creator
Description
Jacob Dunham's account book shows that Dunham hired out his enslaved man named Will to William Jones. Will worked for William Jones between August 4 and 13, 1817. This included work as "tending mason" with Mr. Chapman on August 5, 1817. William Jones owed Jacob Dunham a total of $8.00 for Will's labor.
Date
1817-08
Spatial Coverage
Language
English
Relation
Text (Transcript)
Dr [Debtor] William Jones
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1817
Aug 5 1 days work of Will tending mason yes- }
terday & all this day with Mr. Chapman } 2 --
6 ½ day work of Will - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 50
7 1 days work of Will - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 --
8 1 Do --- Do --- Do - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 --
9 1 Do --- Do --- Do - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 --
12 ¾ days work of Will yesterday - - x - - - 75
¾ days work this day ) - - - - - - - - - - - 75
15 1 days work of Will on Wednesday 13th - - 1 --
$ 8.00
Page
47
Original format
Bound manuscript volume
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
Archival collection
Dunham, Jacob, Ledger, 1816-1847 (MC 71)
Item Relations
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: Ledger, 1816-1847 |
Collection
Citation
Dunham, Jacob, “Account of William Jones (record of Will's labor),” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed April 16, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/8.