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From: "Jerry Pearson" <>
Subject: RE: [VAROOTS] What is a "day laborer"?
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:13:20 -0500
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My ancestors were Day laborers and they were not slaves. Below is a
reference for occupations with the Day Laborer defined. Jerry
http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/trades.html
DAY LABORER
A person who was hired and paid on a day-by-day basis.

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen M Donovan [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 8:42 PM
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Subject: [VAROOTS] What is a "day laborer"?

Let me get folks' opinion about something. In the 1860 census, my Hannagan
ancestors had members of their household, who were "day laborers." They were
black. Do you suppose that these people were slaves? Slaves that were hired
from someone else or to someone else? Just wondering.
Thanks,
Steve Donovan



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