Hiring of Enslaved Persons, Augusta County, 1860
Slaveowners regularly hired out their slaves to a range of businesses and individuals. At least 10 percent of the total slave
population was hired out in 1860.
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U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census [1860]. Population of the United States in 1860, Compiled from the Original Returns of the
Eighth Census. Washington, D.C., 1864. U.S. Census of Population, 1860. Augusta County, Virginia and Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
In U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington: National Archives
and Records Administration (Augusta: Reels 1333 and 1387. Franklin: Reels 1111 and 1112).
Edward L. Ayers and William G. Thomas, III Hiring of Enslaved Persons, Augusta County, 1860 2001
Points of Analysis to this Data:
"Enslaved people were hired out to non-slaveholding farmers, railroad companies, and other businesses."
"Black people enslaved in Augusta married, raised families, and worked at all sorts of jobs, but they were never far removed
from the tangled affairs of whites."
Citation: Key = E162
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