Receipt, Martha Washington to Davy Gray
Dublin Core
Title
Receipt, Martha Washington to Davy Gray
Subject
Slavery
Receipt
Description
This is a receipt that describes Martha Washington paying an enslaved man, Davy Gray, $9.75 for 32 turkeys, 20 ducks, and 42 chickens that he raised for her. At the bottom of the page he signs the receipt with an "X", indicating he can't write.
Creator
Martha Washington
Davy Gray
Source
Digital Collections from the Washington Library
Publisher
Digital Collections from the Washington Library
Date
12 January 1801
Contributor
Kayleigh Seng
Rights
No known restrictions
Relation
Digital Collections from the Washington Library
Peter Family Papers
Language
English
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Receipt
Files
Citation
Martha Washington
and Davy Gray, “Receipt, Martha Washington to Davy Gray,” Mason's Legacies, accessed April 16, 2024, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/394.