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![[SLAVERY] 1862 Confederate Hire of Enslaved Labor in Richmond, VA](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/2904/29040615.jpeg?t=1TtnhP)
Lot 199
[SLAVERY] 1862 Confederate Hire of Enslaved Labor in Richmond, VA
Estimate: $250 - $500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $300 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
Partly printed document completed in manuscript. Richmond, Virginia, 12 November 1862. 1 page, approx. 5 1/2 x 4 3/8 in.
A receipt made out to W. Meador, a slave owner for the use of his slave Bob "for work on fortifications at and near this city.
A William Meader of Cumberland, Virginia, is listed in the 1860 Federal Slave Schedule as enslaving 7 individuals, including two men ages 21 and 35. Perhaps one of these men was Bob.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [African Americana, African American History, Black History, Slavery, Enslavement, Abolition, Emancipation] [Manuscripts, Documents, Letters, Ephemera, Signatures, Autographs]
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