A letter of agreement between an enslaved person "Black Jesse" and his enslaver

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A letter of agreement between an enslaved person "Black Jesse" and his enslaver

• March 1828 (Creación)

"Manuscript slave document presenting a Letter of Agreement. Monroe County, KY, 4 March 1828. 8vo leaf, one sheet. Slightly irregular shaped sheet, but not affecting text. The document spells out an agreement that allows a slave to work for pay. 'The said Lettes Bland doth give her servant Black Jesse his liberty for the space of twelve months to work for himself by his paying her forty dollars in specie at the expiration of the said twelve months. A notation on the verso indicates the sum was paid in full.'" -Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books and Prints