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Date Original
1867 May 10
Description
This is a contract between Henry Morscheimer and the Freedmen's Bureau, in which Morscheimer agrees to pay the freed blacks on his plantation in Ashley County, Arkansas, in exchange for their labor. It includes a list of the freedmen employed and their wages.
Physical Description
Document, 4 pages
Subjects
Contracts; Wages; Farmers; Farming; Farms
Geographical Area
Ashley County, Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.0012.0006
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Small manuscript collection
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Henry Morscheimer contract, Small manuscript collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of this lesson plan supplemental material for instructional purposes is allowed without prior written permission. For further information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
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