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 Costs with hiring Dicy

  • » Date: 1841
  • » Subject: Costs with hiring Dicy
  • » Written By: Polly Pickle
  • » Addressed To: John Austin
  • » Transcriber: Alice Hix
  • » File # 1146

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1841

An account of Articles furnished Dicy & her two children Slaves the property of John Austin of Tennessee by Mrs. Polly Pickle for the term of nine weeks, The negroe woman being hired at 3/per week

 

 

 

 

 

To 3 ½ yds of Flax linen at 1/6 per yard

$00.87 ½

 

To 5 yds of wide Cotton Cloth at 3/9 per yard

3.12 ½

 

To 5 do Low cloth a 20 cts

1.00

 

 

5.00

 

 

 

1841

The above Dr

 

 

To 9 weeks work of Dicy at 3/ per week,

$4.50

Transcriber Notes

Polly Pickle ( 1797-1872) was the daughter of Polly Gleaves and Andrew Porter Sr. Thus she would be the niece of James T. Gleaves. John Austin is the son-in-law of Randal Rutherford and is married to Delila Rutherford and they live in McMinn County, Tennessee.

See letter 1150 for more information regarding the hiring of Dicy

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