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| Date | Type: Subtype | Occupation | Location | Enslaver | Role | Brief Description | Source |
| 1774 | Commercial: Enslaved_inventory | Monticello | Plantation roll. | Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 15 | |||
| 1774 | Provisions: Supplies | Monticello | Blanket distribution list. | Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 19 | |||
| 1774 Jan. 14 | FreedomStatus: Transfer | Forest (Charles City County) | From John Wayles To Thomas Jefferson | Transferred to TJ during the division of John Wayles's estate. as "a labourer in the ground." | Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 13 | ||
| 1774 June 24 | Provisions: Clothing | Received pants and shirts. | Monticello Household Account Book, page 15 | ||||
| 1783 | Commercial: Enslaved_inventory | Plantation roll. | Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 24 | ||||
| 1794 Dec. 24 | FreedomStatus: Manumission | From Thomas Jefferson | Freed through manumission. | Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 25 | |||
| 1812 Aug. 28 | SocialInteraction: Ceremony_attendance | Approved a marriage bond between his daughter Elizabeth Hemmings and William Scott. | Marriage Bond between William Scott and Elizabeth Hemmings | ||||
| 1819 Aug. | LifeEvent: Death | Reported as deceased by Martha J. Randolph. | Extract from Martha Jefferson Randolph to Thomas Jefferson |
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