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[ENSLAVEMENT]. Manuscript list of rules for servants, including \"stand in fear\" of farm manager.
Estimate: $600-$800
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$750
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American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Location
Cincinnati
Description

[ENSLAVEMENT]. Manuscript list of rules for servants, including "stand in fear" of farm manager.


4 1/4 pages, 5 x 8 in., with 6 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. manuscript receipt tipped in on last leaf.

List of rules includes: "1. The servants must respect the manager & his family, & stand in fear of him...6. The keys must, when not in use, be in the house or with the manager - never in possession of the servants or left in the locks...11. Every part of the farm should be visited, and every thing on it come under the manager's eye, every day...16. No wrangling or quarreling among the servants. The manager will correct the offending person & all engaged if necessary."

Receipt tipped in records a transaction between William H. Luck and E. Collinson whereby the latter purchases white pine boards for $4.80, paid in 1862.

A William H. Luck is listed in the 1850 and 1860 censuses as being an overseer of a farm in Hanover County, Virginia.


Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Ephemeral Americana and Historical Documents


This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Creased along central vertical fold, with brittleness and wear to edges, spotting and staining throughout. Freeman's I Hindman strives to describe historic materials in a manner that is respectful to all communities, providing descriptive contexts for objects where possible. The nature of historical ephemera is such that some material may represent positions, language, values, and stereotypes that are not consistent with the current values and practices at Freeman's I Hindman.
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