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Re: Hired men or slaves?
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"Kimball, Gregg" <[log in to unmask]>
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John Zaborney's book, Slaves for Hire: Renting Enslaved Laborers in
Antebellum Virginia, is also an excellent source.

Gregg



On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 11:59 AM, Sarah Goldberger <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Rita,
> There is a possibility they were free or purchased by the mill owners, but
> renting slaves to mill owners was very common in eastern Virginia.  Some of
> these mills had a variety of workers, free and enslaved, who worked side by
> side.  My guess is that they wanted to rent skilled slaves. You might want
> to read one of the books on Gabriel Prosser's rebellion, which examines the
> complexities of labor and freedom in Richmond.
>
> Sarah
>
> On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 11:29 AM, Rita Goldberg <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > In an 1812 ad placed in a Richmond paper, Gallego, Richard & Co. are
> > seeking a "number of good negroes" to work in their mills as well as
> "some
> > good negro coopers." Would these be free men, slaves who were hired out
> by
> > their owners or slaves that the company would buy from their owners? If
> > they were free, why would the ad specify the race and not just say
> > "workers" or "coopers"?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Rita Goldberg
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Dr. Gregg D. Kimball
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