| First Name | Gloster |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | July 1775 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 24 |
| Mother | Sue Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 24 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties. 31 people are recorded at Elk Hill. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | SuePhoebe (1759-1782)Sanco (b. 1768)Nanny (b. 1771)Sue (1773-1781)Sally (b. 1778) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 24 |
| Sue and her children Gloster and Sally are sold by Thomas Jefferson to Robert Coleman during a sale at Elk Hill. | |
| From Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| To Enslaver | Robert Coleman |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | SueSally (b. 1778) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 25 |
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