BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Peter |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | 1772 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 11 |
AS PROPERTY
| First Name | Peter |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | 1772 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 11 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties, noting if someone is engaged in agriculture, a tradesperson, or is unable to work. 74 people are recorded at Elk Hil. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Hannibal (d. 1781)Patty (1754-1781)Prince (1769-1781)Isabel (b. 1770)Sam (1772-1781) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 17 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 18 |
| Nine people at Crank’s are transferred to Thomas Jefferson in the division of his father’s estate. | |
| Listed With | Hannibal (d. 1781)Patty (1754-1781)Prince (1769-1781)Isabel (b. 1770)Sam (1772-1781) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 11 |
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