EVENT DETAILS
| Bread is distributed to enslaved people and hired workers listed under overseer Hugh Petit. | |
| Event Type: Subtype | Provisions: Food |
| Date | 1796 |
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| Bread is distributed to enslaved people and hired workers listed under overseer Hugh Petit. | |
| Event Type: Subtype | Provisions: Food |
| Date | 1796 |
| Participant | Role | Status | Occupation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded individually | ||||
| Martin (b. 1777) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Betty | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Val (b. 1760) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Frank (1757–1809) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Toby Jr. (1753-1805) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Juno (d. 1801) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| York (b. 1781) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Hugh Petit | Associated | Enslaver Or Owner | Overseer | |
| Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) | Provisioner | Enslaver Or Owner | ||
| Recorded together in source | ||||
| John (b. 1753) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Gardener | Moved to "Monticello" list |
| Amy (b. 1756) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Recorded together in source | ||||
| David Hern Sr. (b. 1755) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Isabel Hern (1758-1819) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Moses Hern (b. 1779) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Moved to "Monticello" list | |
| David Hern Jr. (b. 1784) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Moved to "Monticello" list | |
| Patty Hern (1781-1806) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Aggy Hern (1789-1815) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Lilly Hern Davis (b. 1791) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Amy Hern (b. 1793) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Recorded together in source | ||||
| Lewis (1760-1822) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Jenny (b. 1768) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Lewis (b. 1788) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Jesse (1790-1815) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Sally (b. 1792) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Davy (b. 1785) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Moved to "Monticello" list | |
| Recorded together in source | ||||
| Abraham (b. 1740) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Doll (b. 1757) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Shepherd (b. 1782) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Moved to "Monticello" list | |
| Thenia (b. 1793) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Dolly (b. 1794) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Recorded together in source | ||||
| Rachael (b. 1776) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Nancy (b. 1791) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Abram Jr. (b. 1794) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Recorded together in source | ||||
| Edward Gillette (b. 1760) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Jane Gillette (b. 1764) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Barnaby Gillette (b. 1783) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Moved to "Monticello" list | |
| Edward Gillette (b. 1786) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Frances Gillette Hern (b. 1788) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Richard Gillette (b. 1790) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Gill Gillette (b. 1792) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Priscilla Gillette (b. 1794) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Recorded together in source | ||||
| Phill (1742-1810) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Molly (1749-1811) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Lucy (b. 1783) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Bartlett (b. 1786) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Clarinda (b. 1788) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| Goliah (b. 1791) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | ||
| John (b. 1785) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Moved to "Monticello" list | |
| James Hubbard (b. 1783) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Moved to "Monticello" list | |
| Recorded together in source | ||||
| Jeremiah (b. 1777) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Mary (1776-1813) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
| Recorded together in source | ||||
| Isaac Granger Jefferson (1775-ca. 1850) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Moved to "Monticello" list | |
| Iris Granger (b. 1775) | Receives Provisions | Enslaved Person | Farm Laborer | |
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