| First Name | Lewis |
| Alternate Names | Young Lewis Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 59 |
| Lewis Jr. Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 142 |
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| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | Mar. 1788 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30 |
| 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 | Jenny (b. 1768)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792) |
| 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 |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792) |
| 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 |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795) |
| 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 |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 43 |
| Thomas Jefferson records distribution of fish. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Lewis (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)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 | Lewis (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)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 | Lewis (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)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 |
| Listed With | Jenny (b. 1768)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 52 |
| Bread is distributed to people living on the Monticello mountain. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Lewis (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)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 | Lewis (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)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 House. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Shepherd (b. 1782)James Hubbard (b. 1783)Barnaby Gillette (b. 1783)David Hern Jr. (b. 1784)Cary (b. 1785)Ben Snowden (b. 1785)John (b. 1785)Davy (b. 1785)Philip Hubbard (1786-1819)Bartlett (b. 1786) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 56 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of fish and beef rations. | |
| Role | Receivies Provisions |
| Listed With | Lewis (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792)James (b. 1795)Evelina (b. 1797) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 57 |
| Several people are not assigned to work in the grain harvest due to illness. | |
| Role | Ill Or Injured |
| 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 |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 55 |
| People work in the crop harvest. Assigned as cradler | |
| Role | Laborer |
| Occupation: | Farm Laborer |
| 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 (1760-1822)Jenny (b. 1768)Jesse (1790-1815)Sally (b. 1792)Isabel (1800-1822)James (b. 1795) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 137 |
| Total pounds, possibly of ham, distributed as rations for people at Lego in 1810. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Davy (b. 1785)Solomon (b. 1794)Moses (b. 1792)Sally (b. 1792)Priscilla Gillette (b. 1794)Eve Hubbard (b. 1779)Lucy (b. 1783)Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 135 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents people living at Lego. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 128 |
| Bread is distributed to people living at Lego. | |
| 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 |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 136 |
| Thomas Jefferson records schedule for “rotation” of blankets and beds to people between 1811 through 1819. Lewis's name crossed out. On blanket list for "Dec. 1811. 14. 17" | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Lewis (1760-1822)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 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of linen, wool, blankets, beds, hats, and sifters to people. Lewis's name crossed out. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 139 Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 140 |
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