Contract between Royall H. Eubank and Pollard Gaines

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Dublin Core

Title

Contract between Royall H. Eubank and Pollard Gaines

Subject

African Americans, labor, race relations

Description

In December 1865 Pollard Gaines, an African American, contracted with Royall H. Eubank to work his Nelson County farm, tend to all the livestock, repair buildings and fences, cut and haul firewood, fill the ice house, and cultivate the garden "for the white family," in exchange for half the tobacco, wheat, corn, rye, oats, and hay Gaines raised that year. Gaines sued Eubank in the spring of 1867 for not paying him the agreed upon amounts of corn and tobacco.

Creator

Royall H. Eubank

Source

Pollard Gaines v. Royall H. Eubank, 1867-004, Nelson County Chancery Causes, 1808-1912, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia.

Date

November 29, 1865

Contributor

Library of Virginia

Rights

CC BY-SA

Relation

Gaines v. Eubank Chancery Suit

Format

JPG

Type

Manuscript

Identifier

125_1867_004_0005, 125_1867_004_0006a, 125_1867_004_0006b, Royall H. Eubank contract_1865_transcription_125_1867_004_0005.pdf

Coverage

Nelson County, Virginia