Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Mary Burt receipt made out to Amy Griffith for the hiring of Samuel, 1831 January 15

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Mary Burt receipt made out to Amy Griffith for the hiring of Samuel, 1831 January 15

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Description

Receipt issued by William S. Burt on behalf of Mary Burt to Amy Griffith for the hire of Samuel, an enslaved man, for the years 1829 and 1830.

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[Recto]

Received of Amy Griffith $23.75 cents it being for
the hire of a negro man Samuel the years
1829, and 1830,

William S. Burt for
Mary Burt

January 15th 1831.

[Verso, blank]

Original Format

Ink on paper

Citation

Burt, Mary , “Mary Burt receipt made out to Amy Griffith for the hiring of Samuel, 1831 January 15,” Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed May 8, 2024, https://cwfjdrlsc.omeka.net/items/show/2162.
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