Death of an Enslaved Person, Prudential Committee Meeting Minutes, 1834-1857: page 39

Subject

Finances

Description

The Prudential Committee discusses an enslaved person who died during the year and decides to only pay their enslaver for the time he was alive.

Creator

Prudential Committee

Format

.jpg

Language

English

Text

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Athens November 28 1845
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One of the servants hired by the college, belonging to Mrs. Sarah H. Harris having died during the year resolved that Mrs. Harris be paid only for the time her servant was alive and not for any time after his death and that if Mrs Harris feels aggrieved that she submit the question to the Board in August next.
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Original Format

Handwritten Minutes

Collection

Prudential Minutes

Citation

Prudential Committee, “Death of an Enslaved Person, Prudential Committee Meeting Minutes, 1834-1857: page 39,” African American Experience in Athens, accessed September 25, 2023, https://digihum.libs.uga.edu/items/show/153.

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