| Edmund Bacon requests that John Hemmings and Burwell Colbert repair his carriage, installing new shafts and repainting it. He plans to credit it against Thomas Jefferson’s accounts. | |
| Event Type: Subtype | Commercial: Enslaved_hire |
| Date | Sept. 1822 |
| Location | Monticello |
| Participant | Role | Status | Occupation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded together in source | ||||
| John Hemmings (1776-1833) | Hired | Enslaved Person | Carpenter | |
| Burwell Colbert (1783-1862) | Hired | Enslaved Person | ||
| Edmund Bacon (1785-1866) | Employer | Enslaver Or Owner | ||
| Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) | Hiring Out | Enslaver Or Owner | ||
| John Bacon | Mentioned | |||
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