Contract for Hire

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Title: Contract for Hire
Creator: T.F. Prewitt
Description: In this document, dated December 30, 1859, T.F. Prewitt promises to pay Lisbon Applegate $50, plus interest, for “the hire of a negro girl named Ellen.” Prewitt promises to take care of her, pay the requisite taxes, and to return her on December 25, 1860.
Date: December 30, 1859
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
African Americans
Women
People: T.F. Prewitt
Object Type: Legal Document
Owning Organization: State Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia
Location: Applegate, L.; C996, f. 71, October-December, 1859
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