Preston

Name

Preston

Sex

Male

Location

CSP: At and near Richmond, VA

RR: Roanoke County

Name of Enslaver

George W. Shanks

Record(s) Seen In

Confederate Slave Payrolls

Campus Memorial - Authors and Architects

Roanoke County Slave Requisition Records

Date(s) Seen In Records

CSP: December 1862-January 1863
RR: December 19, 1862; September 24, 1863

Additional Information

In the Requisition Records, court-appointed agents assessed Preston with a value of $3000.00 (CSD). The records also show that G. W. Shanks forced Preston to labor in Richmond in response to the impressment order.

Charles labored for 33 days, and Preston for 60 days, at a pay rate of $16.00 per month. Their enslaver, G. W. Shanks, received $49.60 for the work they completed.

Charles