- Collection:
- America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia
- Title:
- Freedman's labor contract, 1866 January 1
- Publisher:
- Freedman's labor contract, MSS586f, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center.
- Date of Original:
- 1866-01-01
- Subject:
- Freedmen
Labor contract--Georgia - People:
- McNeel, John M.
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/x-djvu - Description:
- This collection contains one freedman's labor contract (January 1, 1866) between John M. McNeel, plantation owner, and Ned and his family of eight. The indenture stipulates that Ned and his family will work for John McNeel for one year for a salary of $120, as well as housing, food, and cotton to weave clothes.
Processing Information: This collection was re-processed in 2012.
A transcription of the document is included in this collection.
America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia received support from a Digitizing Historical Records grant awarded to the Atlanta History Center, Georgia Historical Society, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Digital Library of Georgia by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_turningpoint_ahc0586f-001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ahc/turningpoint/do:ahc0586f-001
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
This collection is open for research. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Freedman's labor contract, MSS586f, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center., as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
