Confederate Slave Payrolls, Bedford County, Virginia, to Richmond Defenses, 1862-1864

Date: 1862 to 1864
Location: Bedford, Virginia, United States

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Combined Payrolls for Bedford County to Richmond defenses 2.1 Payroll 3 2.2 Payroll 545 3 Sources

Introduction

This page is part of a project to further organize the National Archive's recently digitized Confederate Slave Payrolls. See:

• Index to Confederate Slave Payrolls on WikiTree
• National Archives

Transcription notes: I generally spelled out name abbreviations, such as Samuel where the writing says Sam'l. Weatherall-96 23:23, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Combined Payrolls for Bedford County to Richmond defenses

NARA payroll numbers: 3, 545, 548, 549....

Payroll 3

Begin transcription for Payroll 3, excluding cover page: ^[1] We, the subscribers, acknowledge to have received of J B Stanard Capt, Corps of Engineers, the sums set opposite our names.
Slaves at _ Mar Richmond during the months of Nov Dec 1862 and Jan 1863, having signed duplicate receipts.

From Whom Hired	Name and Occupation	Time Employed	Rate of Wages	Amt for each slave	Amt rec'd	Signature
Robertson John J	Tom Labourer	60 days			32	CW Purcell, atty
Thompson, N A	Milton	60
	Oliver	60		32.00	64	John Gooch Sr [?], atty
Armistead, L John O	Albert	60		32.00	50.66	Samuel M Williamson, atty
Armistead, James H	Henry	95			35.66	Samuel M Williamson, atty
Jeter, Nannie J	Jerry	95		50.66 shoes 15	35.66	F H Jeter, atty
Mennis (?) Est of Wm C	Jim	95		50.66 shoes 15	50.66	J F Johnson, atty
West, John W	Harvey	60			32	J F Johnson, atty
Gibbs (?) Joel, Curator	Henry	60			32	J F Johnson, atty

Payroll 545

Begin transcription Payroll 545: ^[2]
Bedford Co
We, the subscribers, acknowledge to have received of J B Stanard Capt, Corps of Engineers, the sums set opposite our names.
Slaves at Mar Richmond during the months of Feb Mch Apl 1864 having signed duplicate receipts.

From Whom Hired	Name and Occupation	Time Employed	Rate of Wages	Amt for each slave, and rations furnished	Amt rec'd	Signature
James, Isaac Jr	Jesse	61 Days	$20 pr mo	40.66
				29lb Bacon 87.00	127.66	J A Burton, atty
Whitlow, J. H.	Reuben	61		40.66
				15 1/2 46.50
				87.16
				Ups(?) shoe 50.00	37.16	J A Burton, atty
Armistead, J. W.	Phil	61		40.66
				15 lb Bacon 45.00	85.66	J A Burton, atty
Moorman, G. L.	Davy	61		40.66
				7 ' ' $3 21.00	61.66	J A Burton, atty
Everett, John F.	Thomas	61		40.66
				22 $3 66.00	106.66	J A Burton, atty
Horsley E.W., Adm	River	61		40.66
				24' ' $3 72.00	112.66	J A Burton, atty
Radford M W	Ned	61		40.66
				30 ' ' $3 90.00	130.66	J A Burton, atty
Brown, G. L. gdn(?)	Lewis	61		40.66
				14 ' ' $3 42.00	82.66	J A Burton, atty
Rucker, J. M.	Stephen	61		40.66
				28 ' ' $3 84.00	124.66	J A Burton, atty
Mead, Oliver G.	George	61			40.66	J A Burton, atty

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives Identifier: 24485967. Creator(s): War Department. The Adjutant General's Office. War Records Office. 1874-7/1/1899 (Most Recent). From: Series: Confederate Slave Payrolls, 1874 - 1899. Record Group 109: War Department Collection of Confederate Records, 1825 - 1927 Payroll 3 at NARA
2. ↑ National Archives Identifier: 24489567 Creator(s): War Department. The Adjutant General's Office. War Records Office. 1874-7/1/1899 (Most Recent). From: Series: Confederate Slave Payrolls, 1874 - 1899. Record Group 109: War Department Collection of Confederate Records, 1825 - 1927Payroll 545

• transcriptions by Elaine Weatherall, May 2021, from the online images provided by NARA