Record of payment to Jacob Dunham, $39.88 for his negro's services doing masonry (Old Queens Building construction, entry 130)
Title
Record of payment to Jacob Dunham, $39.88 for his negro's services doing masonry (Old Queens Building construction, entry 130)
Creator
Description
On November 30, 1809, Abraham Blauvelt recorded a payment of $39.88 to Jacob Dunham for "his negro's" services. This payment was for "masonry" work.
This is entry number 130 on page 6 of Blauvelt's account book. Blauvelt was the chairman of the Building Committee and recorded the expenses paid for the construction of the college's first permanent building, now known as Old Queens Building.
This is entry number 130 on page 6 of Blauvelt's account book. Blauvelt was the chairman of the Building Committee and recorded the expenses paid for the construction of the college's first permanent building, now known as Old Queens Building.
Date
1809-11-30
Spatial Coverage
Language
English
Relation
Text (Transcript)
[Nov. 1809]
30
Masonry Dr. to sum pd Jacob
Dunham for his negro's serv 130 | 39.88
30
Masonry Dr. to sum pd Jacob
Dunham for his negro's serv 130 | 39.88
Page
6
Original format
Bound manuscript volume
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
Archival collection
Blauvelt, Abraham, Account book, 1794-1809 (MC 720)
Item Relations
| This Item | Is Part Of | Item: Account book, 1794-1809 |
| Item: Record of payment to Jacob Dunham, $5.06 for labor of his negro on the foundation (Old Queens Building construction, entry 15) | Relation | This Item |
Collection
Citation
Blauvelt, Abraham, “Record of payment to Jacob Dunham, $39.88 for his negro's services doing masonry (Old Queens Building construction, entry 130),” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed September 8, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/201.