| First Name | Dick |
| Alternate Names | Bedford Dick Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 139 |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | Oct. 1781, Poplar Forest Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31 |
| 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 | Caesar (1749-1820)Milly (b. 1760)Sam (b. 1762)Will (b. 1753)Abby (b. 1753)Jesse (b. 1772)Judy (b. 1774)Sally (b. 1777)Lucy (1779-1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| Bowling Clark records a list of people enslaved by Thomas Jefferson at Poplar Forest, organized by family groups. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Will (b. 1753)Abby (b. 1753)Jesse (b. 1772)Sally (b. 1777)Lucy (1779-1797)Flora (b. 1783)Davy (b. 1785)Fanny (b. 1788)Moses (b. 1790)Edy (b. 1792) |
| Sources | Bowling Clark to Thomas Jefferson, [17 Aug. 1792] |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties and where they will be settled the following year. 49 people are recorded in Bedford County. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Will (b. 1753)Abby (b. 1753)Jesse (b. 1772)Sally (b. 1777)Lucy (1779-1797)Flora (b. 1783)Davy (b. 1785)Fanny (b. 1788)Edy (b. 1792)Armstead (b. 1794) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 30 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves in Bedford County from late 1798 to early 1799. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Will (b. 1738)Abby (b. 1753)Jesse (b. 1772)Sally (b. 1777)Isabel (1795-1807)Milly (1797-1819)Flora (b. 1783)Fanny (b. 1788)Edy (b. 1792)Armstead (b. 1794)Amy (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 57 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves in Bedford County. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Will (b. 1753)Abby (b. 1753)Jesse (b. 1772)Fanny (b. 1788)Edy (b. 1792)Armstead (b. 1794)Amy (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 60 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents people living at Poplar Forest. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Will (b. 1753)Abby (b. 1753) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 129 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the distribution of hats to people. | |
| Role | Receivies Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 143 |
| Thomas Jefferson records schedule for “rotation” of blankets and beds to people between 1811 through 1819. On blanket list for "1811. 14. 17" | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 142 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the distribution of sifters to people. | |
| Role | Receivies Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 143 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of linen, wool, blankets, beds, hats, and sifters to people. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| 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 |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 144 Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 145 |
| 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 |
| Bread is distributed to people living at Tufton. | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 158 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 159 |
| Bread is distributed to people living at Tufton. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 156 |
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