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Burwell Colbert (1783-1862) Event Records

Date Type: Subtype Occupation Location Enslaver Role Brief Description Source
1783   LifeEvent: Birth Albemarle County On list of births. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31
1793   Provisions: Supplies Blanket distribution list for 1793, 1796, 1799, and 1802. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 39
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 next wheat harvest "the women & abler boys" should work as binders. 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   Provisions: Food Supply list for fish and beef. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 57
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 Oct.  Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, or shoes. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 55
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 one adult and five children. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 135
1810 Feb.  Commercial: Enslaved_inventory Monticello House Plantation roll. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 128
1810 Feb.  Provisions: Food Monticello House Bread supply list, "Burwell & fam." 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   Provisions: Supplies Blanket distribution list for 1811, 1814, and 1817. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 142
1811   Provisions: Supplies Distribution list for sifters. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 143
1812 Dec.  Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for linen, blankets, beds, hats, or sifters. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 139
1813 Dec.  Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for shirts, plains, wool, blankets, hats, beds, or socks. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 144
1814 Nov. 14 Labor: Domestic Travels to Lynchburg for a purchase for Jefferson and returns the change. Thomas Jefferson to Jeremiah A. Goodman
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 150
1816   Provisions: Clothing Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, socks, or hats. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 154
1816 Feb.  Labor: Treatment House Servant Monticello Attends to an ill Jefferson and "wou’d do every thing that he cou’d to render [his] situation comfortable." Elizabeth Trist to Thomas Jefferson
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
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 1817, 1818, 1820, and 1823. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 165
1819 July 28 Health: Medical_treatment House Servant Monticello Falls extremely ill for several weeks. Treated by Dr. Steptoe and cared for by John Hemmings. Extract from Ellen W. Randolph (Coolidge) to Martha Jefferson Randolph
1821   Provisions: Supplies Blanket distribution list for 1823 and 1826. 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 Advised to repair a carriole with John Hemmings. 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