EVENT DETAILS
| Wormley Hughes and Edward Gillette clear and grade land for the Carlton path, completing about 50 yards a day for a four foot wide road. | |
| Event Type: Subtype | Labor: Manual |
| Date | Sept. 1812 |
| Location | Monticello |
| Wormley Hughes and Edward Gillette clear and grade land for the Carlton path, completing about 50 yards a day for a four foot wide road. | |
| Event Type: Subtype | Labor: Manual |
| Date | Sept. 1812 |
| Location | Monticello |
| Participant | Role | Status | Occupation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded together in source | ||||
| Wormley Hughes (1781-1858) | Laborer | Enslaved Person | ||
| Edward Gillette (b. 1786) | Laborer | Enslaved Person | ||
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