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Title: , [1824?]: Electronic Edition.
Author: White, John C.
Funding from the University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supported the electronic publication of this title.
Text transcribed by Bari Helms
Images scanned by Bari Helms
Text encoded by Sarah Ficke
First Edition, 2005
Size of electronic edition: ca. 12K
Publisher: The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2005

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The electronic edition is a part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill digital library, Documenting the American South.
Languages used in the text: English
Revision history:
2005-11-11, Sarah Ficke finished TEI/XML encoding.
Source(s):
Title of collection: University of North Carolina Papers (#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Title of document: John C. White's Bill for Labor of Negro Workmen, [1824?]
Author: John C. White
Description: 1 page, 1 page image
Note: Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
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John C. White's Bill for Labor of Negro Workmen, [1824?]
White, John C.



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Negroes time imployed for Trustee
Masons Tonz cuting out and repairing foundation in different places and drawing wall & putting in new stone window sill striking stage and stoping holes in wall. mod hr Dol Cts
mo
Dol
4.17 15 68 65
Henry repairing foundation and assisting about window sills. .19 .75 14 25
Bob repairing foundation and putting in stone window sills. 0.21 .75 15 75
Allman taking down old gable end and chimneys cleaning Bricks of same and repairing foundation. .15 20 11 53
Nelson taking down gable ends and chimneys. .12 .20 9 23
Peter 1 to raising rock for foundation. .7 .75 5 25
Labours
Luke cuting scaffold pole and put-locks and tending on masons while at foundation and cuting wood for drying plastering cleaning room 49 8 34 77
Isaac sawing stocks taking of old roof and assisting carpenters. 2.20 8 22 15 ½
Jonathan waiting on masons while at window sills and assisting in hauling sand and rock. 1.21 11 19 88 ½½
Coplen taking down old roof and assisting carpenters in raising. .15 8 4 61 ½
206 08 ½
By amt of labours time charged to J. C. White 188 55
394 63 ½
The above bill rendered by John C. White of labour of black workmen in repairs of Old College &c. to be paid their several owners.

Endnotes:

1. This may or may not be the same "Peter" named in "Thomas A. Waitt's Bill for Labour done the 13 March to 29 April [1837]."