Lot 95
Four Years After the End of the Civil War, a Broker Reports on the Market for Freed Men and Women. John H. Easton. Autograph letter signed ("John H. Easton"), 1 page, 10 x 7½", Jonas Mills, Georgia, May 7, 1869. To Colonel John Park of Grenville, Georgia. Folded to fit the envelope, which is included here, but otherwise fine. With this letter, Easton discusses the price that Freed labor, apparently an openly traded commodity, fetches at market. In part, "At the time we entered into the contract ten Bu. [bushels] of wheat would have been sufficient to pay off both notes for twelve months service." The value of a year's wages for a Freed man and woman of color was equated to 10 bushels of wheat. Estimated Value $200 - 400
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