Manuscript document to Captain Thomas Farmer, August 1, 1776
African American History Collection, 1729-1966 (bulk 1781-1865) [Box 1, Folder 17a]
1776 August 1st. My negro wench Phoebe went to live with Capt. Thomas Farmer for the term of one year, he is to find her in sufficient meat drink aparel washing & lodging, & at the end thereof to return her with all her wearing aparel, & pay the sum of six pounds ten shillings money of 8/the [oz?].
About this Item
- Series
- African American History Collection, 1729-1966 (bulk 1781-1865) [Box 1, Folder 17a]
- Title
- Manuscript document to Captain Thomas Farmer, August 1, 1776
- Type
- document
- Recipient
- Farmer, Thomas
- Canvas
- Image 1
- Publication
- Place not identified
- 1776 August 1
- Method and Signature Status
- manuscript
- Notes
- Agreement for the hire a slave woman named Phoebe; "My negro wench Phoebe went to live with Capt. Thomas Farmer for the term of one year ... at the end thereof to return her with all her wearing aparel, & pay the Sum of Six pounds ten Shillings money of 8/the oz."
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- African American and African Diaspora Collection, 1729-1966 (bulk 1781-1865)
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https://name.umdl.umich.edu/africanamer.0001.17a
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"Manuscript document to Captain Thomas Farmer, August 1, 1776." In the digital collection African American and African Diaspora Collection, 1729-1966 (bulk 1781-1865). https://name.umdl.umich.edu/africanamer.0001.17a. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 3, 2025.