Indentured servant contract between the Duke of Chandos and one George Harvey
Scope and Contents
The holding consists of an Indentured Servant Contract between the Duke of Chandos and one George Harvey, a parchment document, approximately 23 x 29 inches in size, in English and dated 1761, setting forth the terms of the indenture.
Dates
- Creation: 1761
Creator
- Unknown (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This material is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish from this material should be facilitated through the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.
Biographical / Historical
The Duke of Chandos as featured in this 1761 indentured slave contract may have been Henry Brydges, 2nd Duke of Chandos (1708-1771) or James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos (1731-1789). No further information is available for Mr. George Harvey.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet ( (1 folder))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The holding consists of an Indentured Servant Contract between the Duke of Chandos and one George Harvey, a parchment document, approximately 23 x 29 inches in size, in English and dated 1761, setting forth the terms of the indenture.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift from Mr. Ben Wise, at the time a graduate student in History at Rice University.
- Title
- Guide to the Indentured servant contract between the Duke of Chandos and one George Harvey, 1761
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Alan Bath
- Date
- 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu