Article of Agreement between William Arvin Jr., and Nancy Arvin

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Title

Article of Agreement between William Arvin Jr., and Nancy Arvin

Subject

African Americans, labor, race relations

Description

In December 1865 Nancy Arvin contracted with William Arvin Jr., possibly her former owner, to care for his farm for a suit of summer and winter clothing for her and three of her children and for wages for two of her other children. In the aftermath of the Civil War, suitable clothing could be hard to come by and labor contracts sometimes included clothing as part of the laborer's remuneration.

Creator

William Arvin Jr.

Source

Lunenburg County Freedmen's Contracts, 1865-1866, Lunenburg County Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia.

Date

December 5, 1865

Contributor

Library of Virginia

Rights

CC BY-SA

Format

JPG

Type

Manuscript

Identifier

15_0732_005, William Arvin agreement_1865_transcription_15_0732_005.pdf

Coverage

Lunenburg County, Virginia

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