Slave badges and the slave-hire system in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865

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"This work documents how the slave-hire system in Charleston came about, how it worked, who was in charge of it, and who enforced the laws regarding slave badges. Numerous badge makers are identified, and photographs of badges, with commentary on what the data stamped on them mean, are included." "The authors located income and expense statements for Charleston from 1783 to 1865, and deduced how many slaves were hired out in the city every year from 1800 on. The work also discusses forgeries of slave badges, now quite common."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Badges,  Economic conditions,  Employment,  History,  Law and legislation,  Legal status, laws,  Race relations,  Slavery,  Slaves,  Slavery, united states, history,  Slavery, law and legislation, united states,  Charleston (s.c.), history,  Enslaved persons, united states,  United states, race relations,  South carolina, economic conditions

Places: Charleston,  Charleston (S.C.),  South Carolina