Title	Promissary note for the hiring of several slaves
Description	William T. Myers paid $422 to Jonathan Eakin, administrator of the estate of Abram Myers, to hire several slaves. The names listed include Paul, George, Elick, Elijah, Lettie, Celia, Emily, Jerry, Lewis, Caroline, and William. He also paid $120 to hire Betsy, Amy and Emily for the year 1850.
Date	1850 December 7
Place of original	Shelbyville (Tenn.)
Location Digitized	Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee
ID#	bedf033
Digital type	Text
Image Rights	Digital image © 2012, Tennessee State Library & Archives. All rights reserved.
Copyright	While TSLA houses an item, it does not necessarily hold the copyright on the item, nor may it be able to determine if the item is still protected under current copyright law. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such instances and for obtaining any other permissions and paying associated fees, that may be necessary for the intended use.
Ordering Information	To order a digital reproduction of this item, please send our order form at http://tsla.tnsosfiles.com/general/forms/ImagingOrder.pdf to Photo Orders, Tennessee State Library & Archives, 403 7th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37243-0312, or email to photoorders.tsla@tn.gov. Further ordering information can be found at the following location: http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/ordering-images-and-microfilm-digitization .