Slave Hires, 1775-1865

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Principal Investigator(s): Fogel, Robert W.; Engerman, Stanley L.

Summary: This study presents data pertaining to slave hiring transactions that occurred between 1775-1865 in eight states of the southern United States: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia, and Mississippi. The data were obtained from probate records on deposit in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Genealogical Society Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Variables document the location of the hiring transaction and the period and rate of hire, ... (view details)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07422.v3

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