Article of Agreement between William Arvin Jr., and Nancy Arvin
Dublin Core
Title
Article of Agreement between William Arvin Jr., and Nancy Arvin
Subject
African Americans, labor, race relations
Description
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
William Arvin Jr.
Source
Lunenburg County Freedmen's Contracts, 1865-1866, Lunenburg County Court Records, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia.
Date
December 5, 1865
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
15_0732_005, William Arvin agreement_1865_transcription_15_0732_005.pdf
Coverage
Lunenburg County, Virginia
Citation
William Arvin Jr., “Article of Agreement between William Arvin Jr., and Nancy Arvin,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed October 31, 2025, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/533.