24 10 377 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/80a7024607bd26a5292e2086d95795b8.jpg a8635019eff572b5ddb77427d8ae68dd https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/78b3b34cef93ab4b5db1245b5d8de638.jpg ec5197f562fad644fa601b02b147b24f https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/7faedbd6fc591966fe9978a005c861a3.jpg 1a0b9a2d4b60b456a4dc153d786bb1c4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Contract between Royall H. Eubank and Pollard Gaines Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, labor, race relations Description An account of the resource In December 1865 Pollard Gaines, an African American, contracted with Royall H. Eubank to work his Nelson County farm, tend to all the livestock, repair buildings and fences, cut and haul firewood, fill the ice house, and cultivate the garden "for the white family," in exchange for half the tobacco, wheat, corn, rye, oats, and hay Gaines raised that year. Gaines sued Eubank in the spring of 1867 for not paying him the agreed upon amounts of corn and tobacco. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Royall H. Eubank Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Pollard Gaines v. Royall H. Eubank, 1867-004, Nelson County Chancery Causes, 1808-1912, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 29, 1865 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Relation A related resource Gaines v. Eubank <a title="Gaines v. Eubank" href="http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/full_case_detail.asp?CFN=125-1867-004#img" target="_blank">Chancery Suit</a><a title="Gaines v. Eubank" href="http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/full_case_detail.asp?CFN=125-1867-004#img" target="_blank"> </a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscript Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 125_1867_004_0005, 125_1867_004_0006a, 125_1867_004_0006b, Royall H. Eubank contract_1865_transcription_125_1867_004_0005.pdf Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Nelson County, Virginia African Americans labor race relations https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/552621965255fde4f1f4160f5d5858d1.JPG 9bf8cfb2e80af71660cd6a43c0aa4cb0 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/c3bafe5f2f4f94af13e511754c97cf57.pdf 9a7f393d03d51cdf8b4a698e2093973b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Article of Agreement between William Arvin Jr., and Nancy Arvin Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, labor, race relations Description An account of the resource In December 1865 Nancy Arvin contracted with William Arvin Jr., possibly her former owner, to care for his farm for a suit of summer and winter clothing for her and three of her children and for wages for two of her other children. In the aftermath of the Civil War, suitable clothing could be hard to come by and labor contracts sometimes included clothing as part of the laborer's remuneration. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Arvin Jr. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lunenburg County Freedmen's Contracts, 1865-1866, Lunenburg County Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 5, 1865 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscript Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 15_0732_005, William Arvin agreement_1865_transcription_15_0732_005.pdf Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lunenburg County, Virginia African Americans labor race relations https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/bb2eee872400fff170e1146088ec812b.JPG 8e35adecb56ac35cdc483bfa0d9879a8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Article of Agreement between William D. Floyd and Susan Burnett, Fannie Burnett, Betsy Burnett, Julia Burnett, Dick Burnett, and Ellen Burnett Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, labor, race relations Description An account of the resource This November 1865 contract between William D. Floyd, of Lunenburg County, and six members of the Burnett family is a fairly typical agreement by which a landowner allowed workers to farm his land in exchange of a share of the crop that the workers produced. It contains a penalty clause if Floyd or any of the workers failed to fulfill his or her part of the agreement. The final provision of the contract allowed the parties to appeal to the Freedmen's Bureau to annul the labor contract. Many such contracts contained similar language, indicating that agents of the bureau often took part in negotiating labor agreements. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William D. Floyd Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lunenburg County Freedmen's Contracts, 1865-1866, Lunenburg County Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 28, 1865 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Printed form and manuscript Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 15_0732_004 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lunenburg County, Virginia African Americans Freedmen's Bureau labor race relations https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/eb5359ddffab8495bf050da0dd3d23c4.JPG bb8d3c1d6538b9fb9b3b022507dfd702 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/62b442a9ea7f6e914f577bcb103221f0.JPG cfafabe2bbc931b083988db7d9c42d0a https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/429497f93cd5f78a2c7dcc83edf8bc4b.pdf 3bbf173367d1674cc0447911ca49e879 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Labor Agreement between William H. Eubank and his Laborers Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, labor, race relations Description An account of the resource On January 1, 1866, William H. Eubank hired African Americans Bob, David, George, Patrick, Louisa, and Susan to farm his land for the ensuing year. The labor contract specified what Eubank would pay each of them and that he supplied lodging and rations for them and clothing for some of the women and their children. The labor contract required the workers to rise by dawn and be at work by sunrise. It allowed them one hour for dinner each day and required them to be polite and obedient and to labor at the direction of the landowner or his agent. The agreement also imposed restrictions on when the workers could leave the plantation or receive visitors. If any of the workers violated any provisions of the contract, he or she forfeited all benefits for the year. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William H. Eubank Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lunenburg County Freedmen's Contracts, 1865-1866, Lunenburg County Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 1, 1866 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscript Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 15_0732_012, 15_0732_012a Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lunenburg County, Virginia African Americans labor race relations https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/fb4dcedfca52f64ac4d157f0521043d7.JPG e3162fb1600d084050b669964bf75932 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/58ff5096c6c6e605a17eb08f1096ac27.pdf 304749de24146b2db1cde22e397cfc00 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Article of Agreement between Catharine T. Cate and B. L. Johns Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, labor, race relations Description An account of the resource In this contract, Catharine L. Cate agreed to work as a cook for B. J. Johns for the rate of $5 per month along with lodging and rations ("found"). They agreed that any changes to the contract would be made before a local Freedmen's Bureau agent, which was one of the duties agents undertook in helping the freedpeople find employment. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lunenburg County Freedmen's Contracts, 1865-1866, Lunenburg County Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 21, 1865 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscript Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 15_0732_002, Catharine Cate agreement_1865_transcription_15_0732_002.pdf Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lunenburg County, Virginia African Americans labor race relations https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/0b61f5fab2b20df8c7006bc0fee44ccb.JPG 58fad0aa00f8d2dd30a2b6779cdece69 https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/452afb0b6582b14d541024e64041d25e.pdf c7f8f58e0766a92972b8706f6b6231a8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Labor Agreement between P.C. Morgan and his Laborers Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, labor, race relations Description An account of the resource P. C. Morgan's contract identifies the people he hired as he would have identified them back in slavery times, as belonging to his neighbors ("Irby's Henry, Hudson's Albert, Thomas's Ned, Peggie and Eley"). It also indicates that the hired people insisted on at least one change in the contract, to delete the passage allowing Morgan to force them to work on Saturdays. Otherwise, the contract is very favorable to Morgan and includes restrictions on the activities and behavior of the laborers. It is not clear why the names that appear in the first line of the contract differ from the names placed with the workers' marks or why the witness or the Freedman's Bureau agent nevertheless approved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource P.C. Morgan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lunenburg County Freedmen's Contracts, 1865-1866, Lunenburg County Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 1, 1866 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscript Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 15_0732_010, 15_0732_010a, P.C. Morgan agreement_1866_transcription_15_0732_010-101a.pdf Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lunenburg County, Virginia African Americans labor race relations https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/2df7b6f725616b9f8fe3f5215c6257ed.pdf bde01c8c9b8ab2c5d16b299b55934f67 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document This agreement made & entered into this seventh day of June 1865 between Slaughter B. Bullock of the one part, & his former Slaves of the other part, Namely, Edmund, Bob, John, George, Andrew, Anthony, Melinda with her four youngest children, Margaret with her two children, & Patsy, Witnesseth, the sd: S. B. Bullock, agrees on his part to pay in Money, or its equivalent in provisions, to Edmund, five dollars per Month, & to Bob, the same, to John four dollars per month, to George two dollars & fifty cents per Month; to Andrew the same, to Antony the same, Melinda, & her four youngest children to receive their board, Margaret, & her two children to receive their board, & Patsy to receive her board & clothing, all commencing from the above date, either party can, & is at liberty to make any change they may choose at the expiration of each month, the sd: S. B. Bullock agrees also, to board the above named Negroes free of charge, while in his employment. Slaughter B. Bullock. Witness. James, H, Dodson John Rogers James S. J. Rogers Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Manuscript Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transcription of a Labor Agreement between Slaughter B. Bullock and his Laborers Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, labor, race relations Description An account of the resource In June 1865 Hanover County farmer Slaughter B. Bullock contracted with his former enslaved laborers to work for him for stated wages and a place to board on his farm. The agreement was unusual (and unusually fair) in that it allowed either party "to make any change they may choose at the expiration of each month." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Slaughter B. Bullock Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Slaughter B. Bullock, Agreement, 1865, Accession 22133, Personal Papers Collection, Library of Virginia. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 7, 1865 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Transcription Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Bullock Slaughter agreement_1865_transcription.pdf Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Hanover County, Virginia African Americans labor race relations https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/fb88efb039a20cfef4541b29d074718a.JPG 073d86f92b811abf4b56fb23835d8e6a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interior of the Seabrook Tobacco Warehouse at Richmond, Virginia Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, labor Description An account of the resource The Seabrook Warehouse did not burn in Richmond's evacuation fire and reopened in June 1865. About two-dozen freedmen were employed at the warehouse at the time. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John R. Hamilton Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Harper's Weekly, November 11, 1865, p. 709 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Harper and Brothers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Engraving Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 15_1076_002 Seabrook Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Richmond, Virginia African Americans labor https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/ed1b65ff84a6dd16a0a2f4498cff0d17.JPG abf84bca1ee9050be8da38b44d023304 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Glimpses at the Freedmen-The Freedmen's Union Industrial School, Richmond, Va. Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, education, labor Description An account of the resource In addition to teaching freed men, women, and children to read and write, northern missionary and relief associations also established industrial schools for adults to help African Americans achieve self-sufficiency in the new free labor market. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James E. Taylor Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 22, 1866, p. 5 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1866 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Engraving Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 15_0959_003 Freedmen Union 1866 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Richmond, Virginia African Americans education labor https://www.lva.virginia.gov/events/exhibitions/online/oe/files/original/97e0dfd2c4fdd888b9c74c4d030bd460.jpg 2f74a104ff5bcf169c548cf78814d504 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource We Till Our Own Fields. Detail from The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th, 1870 Subject The topic of the resource African Americans, labor Description An account of the resource In this detail of his lithograph celebrating the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment, James Carter Beard illustrated the ability that the freedpeople had to control their own labor and acquire their own land after emancipation. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Carter Beard Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Virginia, Prints and Photographs Division Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Thomas Kelly Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1870-1871 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Virginia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-SA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Lithograph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States African Americans labor