Contract for Armistead, a freedman, who will be working for Margaritte J. Gilmer of Wetumpka, Alabama.
In the contract Armistead agrees to serve as a servant to Gilmer for the rest of his life, in return for Gilmer paying for his leg amputation. The contract also stipulates that Armistead will receive the "same attention . . . received when a slave."
| Format: | Electronic |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/8904 |
| Summary: | In the contract Armistead agrees to serve as a servant to Gilmer for the rest of his life, in return for Gilmer paying for his leg amputation. The contract also stipulates that Armistead will receive the "same attention . . . received when a slave." |
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