Agreement between Angus McQueen and Ellen, 1864-1865

Summary

Creator:

Ellen and McQueen, Angus, 1822-1889

Date:

1864-1865

Extent:

1 folder(s) 2 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Agreement between Angus McQueen and Ellen, ms 4146, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a bill of sale from Savannah, Georgia for the purchase of an enslaved woman, Ellen, and her child, Caroline, and an agreement made between Ellen and Angus McQueen. The bill of sale shows that Jackson Hodges paid $3,700 dollars to Samuel Hauser. The bill of sale also notes that Ellen has a burn.

A year later after the end of the Civil War, an indenture agreement was made between Angus McQueen of Montgomery County, Georgia and the "now freed woman," Ellen. In the agreement, Ellen agrees to continue working on McQueen's plantation. McQueen "promises and agrees to feed, clothe, and give medical attention to" Ellen and her child. These terms are considered to be Ellen's "just compensation for the labor performed." McQueen agrees to these terms as long as Ellen "will obey all orders" and "will be respectful, submissive, and obedient."

Related

Other descriptive data:

This collection is digitized and available in the Digital Library of Georgia: https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_4146_harg4146-001-001

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Slave bills of sale.
Slavery.
Slaveholders -- Georgia.
Indentures -- Georgia.
Women slaves -- Georgia
Slavery -- Georgia -- History.
Enslaved persons -- Georgia

Places:

Montgomery County (Ga.)
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Preferred citation:

Agreement between Angus McQueen and Ellen, ms 4146, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.