Pass permitting travel by John, an enslaved man in Virginia, issued by Benjamin Harrison
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Pass permitting travel by John, an enslaved man in Virginia, issued by Benjamin Harrison
Description
Pass permitting John, an enslaved man in Virginia, to return to the residence of Amy Griffith. The pass was issued by Harrison and includes a note to Griffith that he would be happy to employ John for another year.
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[Recto]
The Bearer John has permission to go
to his Mistress's Amy Griffith John has behaved very
well and I would give $35 for him another
year if his Mistress will take it
Ben Harrison
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Ink on paper
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Citation
Harrison, Benjamin, “Pass permitting travel by John, an enslaved man in Virginia, issued by Benjamin Harrison,” Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed May 10, 2024, https://cwfjdrlsc.omeka.net/items/show/1950.
