| First Name | Lewis |
| Alternate Names | Old Lewis Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 59 |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | ca. 1758-1760 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 24 and Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 128 |
| Death Information | 19 June 1822 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 174 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties, noting if someone is engaged in agriculture, a tradesperson, or is unable to work. 45 people are recorded at Monticello. Marked as "a titheable person following some other occupation" | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 15 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of blankets and beds to people at Monticello. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 19 |
| 30 people at Indian Camp are transferred to Thomas Jefferson in the division of his father’s estate. | |
| From Enslaver | John Wayles (1715-1773) |
| To Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | LondySarah (d. 1781)NedAmy (b. 1756)Isabel Hern (1758-1819)Sarah (b. 1764)PegPhoebeFrank (b. 1764)Betty (b. 1767)Lucy (b. 1769) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 11 |
| 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 |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| 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 |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 30 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bread is distributed to enslaved people and hired workers. The source material organizes people into lists by overseer. Listed under Hugh Petit. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 43 |
| 64 people participate in the wheat harvest at Shadwell, with each person assigned a role as cradler, reaper, stacker, or gatherer. Assigned as cradler | |
| Role | Laborer |
| Occupation: | Farm Laborer |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 46 |
| Thomas Jefferson records distribution of fish. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 53 |
| Bread is distributed to enslaved people and hired workers listed under overseer Hugh Petit. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792)Davy (b. 1785) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 50 |
| Fish and other rations are distributed to people living on the Monticello mountain. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 51 |
| 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 |
| Bread is distributed to people living on the Monticello mountain. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 52 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves at Monticello from late 1798 to early 1799. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795)Evelina (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 57 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of fish and beef to people at Monticello. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795)Evelina (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 56 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of fish and beef rations. | |
| Role | Receivies Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Lewis (b. 1788)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795)Evelina (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 57 |
| People participate in the grain harvest at the South Field. | |
| Role | Laborer |
| Occupation: | Waterman |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 58 |
| Linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes are distributed to people enslaved or hired by Thomas Jefferson | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795)Evelina (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 55 |
| People work in the crop harvest. | |
| Role | Laborer |
| Occupation: | Waterman |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 58 |
| 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 |
| Thomas Jefferson documented who remained after leasing 47 people to John Craven. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 60 |
| Thomas Jefferson calculates alottments of blanekts to people, calculating the total number given to each person. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 59 |
| Thomas Jefferson records a schedule for the distribution of blankets to people from 1808 through 1810. On 1808 list. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Lewis (b. 1788)Jenny (b. 1768)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792)Isabel (1800-1822)James (b. 1795) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 137 |
| Hats are distributed to people. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 143 |
| Total pounds, possibly of ham, distributed as rations for people at Monticello House in 1810. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 135 |
| David, Lewis, and Abraham complete the carpentry work for Bagwell’s house in six days. | |
| Role | Laborer |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Listed With | Bagwell Granger (b. 1768)David Hern Sr. (b. 1755)Abraham (b. 1740) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 67 |
| Bread is distributed to people living by the house at Monticello. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 134 |
| 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 | Jenny (b. 1768)James (b. 1795)Evelina (b. 1797)Isabel (1800-1822) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 136 |
| Thomas Jefferson records schedule for “rotation” of blankets and beds to people between 1811 through 1819. On blanket list for "Dec. 1811. 14. 17" | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Lewis (b. 1788)Sally (b. 1792) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 142 |
| Thomas Jefferson distributes summer clothing. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 136 |
| John Hemmings and Lewis craft sets of Venetian blinds, completing one a week. | |
| Role | Laborer |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Listed With | John Hemmings (1776-1833) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 114 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of linen, wool, blankets, beds, hats, and sifters to people. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)James (b. 1795)Evelina (b. 1797)Isabel (1800-1822) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 139 Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 140 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of summer clothing to people. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 139 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of shirts, plains, woolen, blankets, hats, beds, and socks to people. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Isabel (1800-1822) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 144 Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 145 |
| John Hemmings crafts the body of a landau carraige with assistance from Lewis. | |
| Role | Laborer |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Listed With | John Hemmings (1776-1833) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 114 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of shirting, woolen, blankets, beds, hose, and hats to people. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Isabel (1800-1822) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 146 Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 147 |
| Bread is distributed to people living by the house at Monticello. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 148 |
| 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 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets, beds, socks, and hats to people. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 154 Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 155 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets, beds, and hats to people. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 158 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 159 |
| Bread is distributed to people living by the house at Monticello. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 156 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets and beds to people at Monticello. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 162 |
| John Hemmings and Lewis crafted a dressing table over the course of 6 weeks. | |
| Role | Laborer |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 114 |
| 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 |
| Thomas Jefferson records schedule for “rotation” of blankets and beds to people between 1817 through 1825. Lewis's name crossed out. On blankets list for "1817. 8" and 20 and 23. | |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 165 |
| 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 |
| Bread is distributed to people living by the house at Monticello. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 171 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets and beds to people at Monticello. Lewis's name crossed out with notation he died "June 19." | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 174 |
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