William F. Talbott
"Hiring out" or renting slaves, both on a short term and a yearly basis, was a common practice. Many southerners who could not afford to own a slave rented slaves for brief periods. Even the United States government, as this document indicates, rented slaves from their masters to work in the Armory at Harpers Ferry.
West Virginia,Harpers Ferry,25425
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park