Digital Archive of Slavery to Freedom at Monticello &nbsp; &nbsp;(beta)

Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties, noting if someone is engaged in agriculture, a tradesperson, or is unable to work. Twelve people are recorded at Poplar Forest. Marked as "a labourer in the ground."
Role	Enumerated
Occupation:	Farm Laborer
Sources	Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 16

1774

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of blankets and beds to people at Poplar Forest and Dunlora.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 19

1774 Jan. 14

Indian Camp

Status: Transfer

30 people at Indian Camp are transferred to Thomas Jefferson in the division of his father’s estate. Marked as "a labourer in the ground."
From Enslaver	John Wayles (1715-1773)
To Enslaver	Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Role	Sold Or Transferred
Occupation:	Farm Laborer
Listed With	LondySarah (d. 1781)NedIsabel Hern (1758-1819)Lewis (1760-1822)Sarah (b. 1764)PegPhoebeFrank (b. 1764)Betty (b. 1767)Lucy (b. 1769)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 11

1776

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of blankets and beds.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 27

1783

Albemarle County

Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties. He records 129 people in Albemarle County, but only 128 names are visible on the manuscript.
Role	Enumerated
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24

1794 Nov.

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties and where they will be settled the following year. 64 people are recorded at Monticello.
Role	Enumerated
Listed With	Isabel Hern (1758-1819)James Hern (b. 1776)Edith Hern Fossett (1787-1854)Aggy Hern (1789-1815)Lilly Hern Davis (b. 1791)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 30

1794 Dec.

Thomas Jefferson calculates alottments for clothing and other supplies to people, with quantity determined by age and size. This includes linen, cloth, thread, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 43

1795

Clothing and textiles are distributed to enslaved and hired persons, inlucding linen, wool, cotton, stockings, shoes, blankets, and beds.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 49

1795

Bread is distributed to enslaved people and hired workers. The source material organizes people into lists by overseer. Listed under Eli Alexander.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 43

1795 June 27

Shadwell

Labor: Agricultural

64 people participate in the wheat harvest at Shadwell, with each person assigned a role as cradler, reaper, stacker, or gatherer. Assigned as gatherer
Role	Laborer
Occupation:	Farm Laborer
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 46

1796

Thomas Jefferson records distribution of fish.
Role	Receives Provisions
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 53

1796

Bread is distributed to enslaved people and hired workers listed under overseer Hugh Petit.
Role	Receives Provisions
Occupation:	Farm Laborer
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 50

1796

Shadwell

Fish and other rations are distributed to people living at Shadwell.
Role	Receives Provisions
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 51

1796

Linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes are distributed to 134 people enslaved or hired by Thomas Jefferson.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 52

1797 May

Monticello

Bread is distributed to people living on the Monticello mountain.
Role	Receives Provisions
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 52

1798

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves at Monticello from late 1798 to early 1799.
Role	Enumerated
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 57

1799

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of fish and beef to people at Monticello.
Role	Receives Provisions
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 56

1799

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of fish and beef rations.
Role	Receivies Provisions
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 57

1799 June 27

Labor: Agricultural

People participate in the grain harvest at the South Field. Assigned as binder
Role	Laborer
Occupation:	Farm Laborer
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 58

1799 Oct.

Linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes are distributed to people enslaved or hired by Thomas Jefferson
Role	Receives Provisions
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 55

1800 July 15

Labor: Agricultural

People work in the crop harvest. Assigned as binder
Role	Laborer
Occupation:	Farm Laborer
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 58

1800 Nov.

Monticello

Commercial: Enslaved_loan

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes to people.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 58a

1801

47 people are leased from Thomas Jefferson to John H. Craven
Role	Hired
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 60

1808

Thomas Jefferson records a schedule for the distribution of blankets to people from 1808 through 1810. On 1809 list.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 137

1810

Monticello

Total pounds, possibly of ham, distributed as rations for people at Monticello Farm in 1810.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 135

1810 Feb.

Monticello

Bread is distributed to people living at the “farm” at Monticello.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 134

1810 Dec.

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson calculates alottments for clothing and other supplies to people, with quantity determined by age and size. This includes Irish linen, coats, overalls, callimanco, flannel, bearskin, and stockings.
Role	Receives Provisions
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 136

1811

Thomas Jefferson documents the distribution of hats to people.
Role	Receivies Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 143

1811

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records schedule for “rotation” of blankets and beds to people between 1811 through 1819. On blanket list for "1812. 15. 18"
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 142

1811

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records schedule for “rotation” of blankets and beds to people between 1811 through 1819. On bed list for "1811. 14. 7"
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 142

1812 Dec.

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of linen, wool, blankets, beds, hats, and sifters to people.
Role	Receives Provisions
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 139 Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 140

1813 Dec.

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of shirts, plains, woolen, blankets, hats, beds, and socks to people.
Role	Receives Provisions
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 144 Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 145

1814 Dec.

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of shirting, woolen, blankets, beds, hose, and hats to people.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 146 Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 147

1815

Monticello

Bread is distributed to people living at the “farm” at Monticello.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 148

1815 Dec.

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of wool, shirts, socks, blankets, and beds to people.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 150 Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 151

1816

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets, beds, socks, and hats to people.
Role	Receives Provisions
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 154 Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 155

1817

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets, beds, and hats to people.
Role	Receives Provisions
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 158 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 159

1817

Monticello

Bread is distributed to people living at “the farm” at Monticello.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 156

1818

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets and beds to people at Monticello.
Role	Receives Provisions
Listed With	John (b. 1753)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 162

1819

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets and beds to people at Monticello.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 164

1819

Thomas Jefferson records schedule for “rotation” of blankets and beds to people between 1817 through 1825. On beds list for "1817. 8"
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 165

1821

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woolen, shirting, blankets, beds and hats to people at Monticello.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 172

1821

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records schedule of future blanket distributions to people between 1822 through 1827. On "1824. Dec. 1827." list.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 169

1821 Feb.

Monticello

Bread is distributed to people living on the Monticello plantation.
Role	Receives Provisions
Listed With	Polly Hern (b. 1810)
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 171

1822

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets and beds to people at Monticello.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 174

1823 Dec.

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets and beds to people at Monticello.
Role	Receives Provisions
Sources	Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 175

1824 Dec.

Monticello