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Joseph Fossett (1780-1858) Event Records

Date Type: Subtype Occupation Location Enslaver Role Brief Description Source
1780   LifeEvent: Birth Albemarle County On list of births. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31
1783   Commercial: Enslaved_inventory Plantation roll. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 24
1793   Provisions: Supplies Blanket distribution list for 1793, 1796, 1799, and 1802. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 39
1794   Labor: Manual Nailer Monticello Estimation of nails he produced in a day. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 111
1794   Labor: Manual Nailer Monticello Calculation of waste he produced in nail-making. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 111
1794 Nov.  Commercial: Enslaved_inventory Monticello On "Roll of the negroes Nov. 1794. and where to be settled for the year 1795." Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30
1794 Dec.  Provisions: Clothing On distribution list of Irish linen and bearskin. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 41
1795   Provisions: Food Monticello Bread supply list under Tom Shackleford Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 43
1795   Labor: Agricultural Farm Laborer TJ notes he should be a loader next wheat harvest, "loading the carts successively with the drivers." Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 46
1795   Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for linen, wool, cotton, stockings, shoes, blankets, or beds. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 49
1795 June 27 Labor: Agricultural Farm Laborer Shadwell Gatherer during wheat harvest at Shadwell. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 46
1796   Provisions: Food Monticello Bread supply list. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 50
1796   Provisions: Food Monticello Rations distribution list. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 51
1796   Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 52
1796   Provisions: Food Monticello House Fish supply list. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 53
1797 May  Provisions: Food Monticello House Bread supply list. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 52
1798   Commercial: Enslaved_inventory Monticello Plantation roll. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 57
1799   Provisions: Food Monticello House Distribution list for grain, fish, and beef. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 56
1799   Provisions: Food Supply list for fish and beef. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 57
1799 June 27 Labor: Agricultural Farm Laborer Labored as a driver during rye and wheat harvest. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 58
1799 Oct.  Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, or shoes. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 55
1800 July 15 Labor: Agricultural Farm Laborer Labored as a cradler during fig harvest. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 58
1800 Nov.  Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, or shoes. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 58a
1801   Commercial: Enslaved_inventory List of people not leased to John H. Craven. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 60
1809   Provisions: Supplies Blanket distribution list. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 137
1810   Commercial: Enslaved_inventory Albemarle County Plantation roll sorted by age. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 130
1810   Provisions: Food Monticello House Monthly supply of pork. Listed with two children. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 135
1810   Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for hats. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 143
1810 Feb.  Commercial: Enslaved_inventory Tradesman Monticello Plantation roll. Listed as a tradesman. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 128
1810 Feb.  Provisions: Food Monticello House Bread supply list. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 134
1810 Dec.  Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for linen, plains, cotton, blankets, beds, hats, or sifters. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 136
1811 June 16 Provisions: Clothing Was supplied summer clothing. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 136
1811 Nov. 18 Commercial: Services Blacksmith Reported on income from plating saddle trees for Mr. Burnley. Notes on Joseph Fossett’s Account for Plating Saddle Trees
1812   Provisions: Supplies Blanket distribution list for 1812, 1815, and 1818. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 142
1812 Mar. 09 Commercial: Services Blacksmith Seller Needs permission from Jefferson to plate more saddle trees "in his own time" for others. William Watson to Thomas Jefferson
1812 Sept. 23 Commercial: Enslaved_loan Performs unspecified work for Mary Lewis. Mary Lewis to Thomas Jefferson
1812 Dec.  Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for linen, blankets, beds, hats, or sifters. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 139
1813   Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for summer clothing. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 139
1814 Dec.  Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for shirts, wool, blankets, beds, hose, or hats. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 146
1815   Provisions: Food Monticello House Bread supply list. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 148
1815 Dec.  Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for wool, shirts, socks, blankets, or beds. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 151
1816   Commercial: Enslaved_inventory Tradesman List of people with notes on spinning and weaving of fabrics. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 152
1816   Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, socks, or hats. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 154
1817   Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for shirts, plains, wool, blankets, hats, beds, or socks. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 144
1817   Provisions: Food Monticello Bread supply list. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 156
1817   Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, or hats. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 158
1817   Commercial: Enslaved_inventory List of people not leased to Thomas J. Randolph. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 160
1817   Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for summer clothes. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 161
1818   Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, hats, or summer clothes. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 162
1819   Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, hats, or summer clothes. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 164
1819   Provisions: Supplies Blanket distribution list for 1818, 1819, 1821, and 1824. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 165
1819 Aug. 07 Labor: Artisanal Blacksmith Monticello House Disengaged the bellows when the blacksmith shop caught on fire. Extract from Martha Jefferson Randolph to Thomas Jefferson
1821   Provisions: Supplies Blanket distribution list for 1824 and 1827. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 169
1821   Provisions: Food Monticello House Bread supply list. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 171
1821   Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, or hats. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 172
1822   Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, or beds. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 174
1822 Sept. 09 Labor: Artisanal Blacksmith Advised to shoe Jeremiah's mules. Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson
1822 Sept. 11 Labor: Artisanal Blacksmith Monticello E. Bacon requests he iron a waggon, which "he & his striker could do in 10 days" Edmund Bacon to Thomas Jefferson
1823 Dec.  Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, or beds. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 175
1824 Dec.  Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, or beds. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 176