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Originally Posted by Botnst
Slave owners didn't want to risk their expensive property at the compensation rate offered so they refused to rent them out. It was cheaper for the city to contract Irish labor.
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Slave Owners did indeed rent out their Slaves. Ex-Slave Fredrick Douglass was sort of rented out like that. He was sent to work as a Ship Wright and the Wages earned were given to his Master.
The Master that sent Fredrick Douglass off to work as a Ship Write had been given Fredrick by His Brother.
Previous to that Fredrick had been sent to another Plantation and that Plantation owner was supposed to get Him back in line as He had been considered uncoperative.
Fredrick Douglass mentioned in His book that being Rented Out to another Plantation was often done as Puhishment; taking the Salve away from friends and Family.