Hiring Form Between James Robinson and John Lee

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Title

Hiring Form Between James Robinson and John Lee

Description

This is a hiring form between James Robinson and John Lee regarding James' son Tasco. Though James was free his wife and children were enslaved and Lee was their owner.

In his attempts to keep his family safe and together, Robinson was able to hire some of his children from Lee, either paying for their services himself or arranging for them to be hired by local white acquaintances. This hiring form depicts one such interaction and shows James hiring our his son Tasco from Lee in 1846 for $30.

Source

James Robinson Files, Manassas National Battlefield Park Archives.

Date

1846