Hilliard

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Name
Hilliard
Sex
Male
Freedom Status
Enslaved
Work Location
The University of Alabama campus
Task Performed
Erecting fortifications
Enslaver
Dr. James Guild (University trustee member 1846-1848 & 1850-1854)
Leaser
The University of Alabama
Contract Terms
Superintendent of Defences Report, 1864
Between December 9, 1863 and January 18, 1864, the University of Alabama hired out the labor of thirty-eight enslaved individuals to build fortifications on the campus in preparation for Union troop arrival. The contract terms for this enslaved individual's labor were as follows: One dollar per day labored or fifty cents for half day for a total of $21.50.
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