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Payment for services of a negro man, 1829

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Slaves and the canal
Canal Company operations

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ItemID
wcco180
IDEntry
5954
Creator
Knox Hale [?]
Rights
Public domain
Date
1830-07-08
Collection Location
C&O National Historic Park
Coverage
Maryland, 1824-1938
Body

First Division Second Residency
of the Chs & Ohio Canal 17th Nov. 1829

Chs & Ohio Canal Company

To Knox Hale & Co. Dr

To 7 days service of negro man Robert as axeman in the Employ of the Corps of Engineers from the 10th to the 17th of August last inclusive at 80 cts per day including board - $5.60

Recd 8th July 1830 of Daniel [?]
Resident Engineer five 60/100 dollars in full of the above account
Knox L. Holak & Co. [?]

Notes

From Receipts. Miscellaneous Accounts, 1828 -1889. C&O Canal Co. Box 2, Entry P 386, RG 79; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.