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1772
Monticello
Labor: Agricultural
Recorded care requirements and work of cattle and horses.
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1772
Monticello
Labor: Manual
Recorded the labor for processing wood and calculated building materials.
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1773
Monticello
Labor: Manual
Recorded labor and progress for installing fencing and grading roads.
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1774
FreedomStatus: Transfer
Received enslaved people from his father's will.
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1774
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Records locations of 187 enslaved people across his properties.
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1774
Provisions: Supplies
Distribution of blankets, beds, and clothing to enslaved people.
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1774
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Recorded births and deaths of enslaved people.
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1774
Monticello
Labor: Agricultural
Authored articles for contracts with overseers and their management.
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1774
Monticello
Labor: Agricultural
Authored articles noting the management, provisions for, and housing of enslaved laborers.
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1774 Jan. 14
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Authored list "A Roll of the proper slaves"
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1774 Jan. 14
FreedomStatus: Transfer
Received enslaved people during the division of John Wayles's estate.
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1775
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Recorded births and deaths of enslaved people.
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1776
Monticello
Authored the Farm Book.
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1776
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Recorded births and deaths of enslaved people.
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1776
Monticello
Provisions: Supplies
Recorded "Number of souls in my family in Albemarle" and bedding distribution.
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1778
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Recorded births and deaths of enslaved people.
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1782
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Recorded births, deaths, and losses during war with Britain. Recorded overseers hired.
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1783
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Took roll of people at Monticello, Elk Hill, Willis Creek, and Poplar Forest.
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1784
Monticello
FreedomStatus: Sale
Sold or transferred over 160 enslaved people between 1784 and 1794.
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1792
Monticello
Labor: Manual
Recorded construction process of buildings.
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1794
Monticello
Labor: Manual
Calculated nailery production per person.
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1794 Nov.
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Authored plantation roll and planned location of people for the following year.
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1794 Dec.
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Calculated fabric requirements for clothing.
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1795
Monticello
Provisions: Food
Authored bread distribution list.
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1795
Monticello
Provisions: Food
Recorded estimates of oats and corn needed at Monticello and Shadwell.
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1795
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing to enslaved people.
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1795 May
Monticello
Labor: Manual
Authored diary discussing farming operations.
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1795 Dec.
Monticello
Labor: Agricultural
Recorded farming operations and supplies distributed to workers.
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1795 Dec.
Monticello
Labor: Manual
Recorded labor and progress of grading roads.
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1796
Monticello
Provisions: Food
Recorded distribution of bread amongst overseers and enslaved community.
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1796
Monticello
Provisions: Food
Recorded distribution of rations.
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1796
Monticello
Provisions: Food
Recorded distribution of fish at Monticello and Shadwell.
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1796
Monticello
Labor: Agricultural
Recorded farming operations and births of enslaved people.
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1796
Monticello
Labor: Agricultural
Records management of orchards, including advice received from George Granger.
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1797 May
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded clothing, bedding, and bread distribution lists for Monticello and Shadwell.
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1798
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Authored plantation roll and recorded distribution of fish and beef.
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1799
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Recorded births of enslaved people.
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1799
Monticello
Provisions: Food
Recorded distribution of fish and beef.
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1799 Oct.
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing.
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1800
Monticello
Labor: Agricultural
Recorded duties assigned to people during harvest.
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1800 Nov.
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding.
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1801
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_hire
Leased 47 enslaved people to John H. Craven. Authored plantation roll in Bedford.
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1803
Monticello
Provisions: Supplies
Authored blanket distribution list.
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1805 Nov.
Monticello
Provisions: Supplies
Recorded distribution of blankets.
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1809 Aug. 25
Travel: Temporary
Sends Davy to Washington D.C. to retrieve half a pound of Sal-Ammoniac by cart.
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1810
Monticello
Labor: Agricultural
Recorded the construction and necessary labor for operating a mill.
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1810
Monticello
Labor: Manual
Miscellaneous notes, including barrel making, terracing, and calculations of Thruston
Hern's plowing speed.
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1810
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Authored plantation roll in Albemarle County sorted by age.
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1810
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Authored plantation roll in Bedford County organized by age.
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1810
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of hats and sifters. Recorded division of labor during wheat
harvest.
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1810 Feb.
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Authored plantation roll of Monticello, Tufton, and Lego.
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1810 Feb.
Monticello
Provisions: Food
Recorded distribution of bread at Monticello, Tufton, and Lego.
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1810 Apr.
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_inventory
Authored plantation roll in Bedford County.
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1810 June 25
Monticello
Provisions: Food
Recorded hogs killed and the distribution of their meat to overseers, enslaved people,
and other residents.
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1810 Dec.
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding.
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1811
Monticello House
Labor: Agricultural
Annual plans for crop fields at Lego.
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1811
Monticello
Provisions: Supplies
Recorded distribution of blankets, beds, pots, and sifters.
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1811 Dec.
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of blankets and future allocations.
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1812
Monticello
Labor: Artisanal
Recorded carpentry work of John Hemmings and Lewis.
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1812 Sept. 23
Commercial: Enslaved_loan
Sends Joseph Fossett to perform unspecified work for Mary Lewis.
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1812 Dec.
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding.
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1813
Monticello
Labor: Artisanal
Estimate of spinning and weaving work done daily.
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1813 Dec.
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding.
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1813 Dec.
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Calculated materials for clothing needed based on number of men, women, and children
enslaved.
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1814
Monticello
Provisions: Housing
Recorded farming operations and construction of Bagwell Granger's house.
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1814
Monticello
Provisions: Food
Recorded distribution of bread, weight of hogs, and consumption of rations.
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1814 Nov. 14
Labor: Domestic
Sent Burwell Colbert to Lynchburg to purchase goods and "a 5. dollar note to get changed."
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1814 Dec.
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding.
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1815
Monticello
Labor: Artisanal
Calculations of fiber work and crop planting.
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1815 June 26
Monticello
Provisions: Food
Provided whiskey and mutton for laborers during wheat harvest.
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1815 Dec.
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding.
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1816
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding.
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1816 Feb. 08
Health: Illness
Cared for by Burwell Colbert during his illness.
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1817
Monticello
Provisions: Food
List of people for distribution of bread.
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1817
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding.
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1817
Monticello
Commercial: Enslaved_hire
Leased 60 people to Thomas J. Randolph.
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1818
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding.
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1818 Jan. 11
Monticello
Labor: Agricultural
Writes to overseer of Poplar Forest delegating tasks to several enslaved people.
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1819
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding.
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1819
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of blankets and beds. Calculated materials needed for clothing
based on number of men, women, and children.
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1819
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding.
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1819
Bear Creek
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding. Calculated material needed for clothing
based on number of men, women, and children.
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1819
Poplar Forest
Provisions: Supplies
Recorded distribution of blankets and beds. Calculated material needed for clothing
based on number of men, women, and children.
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1819 July 28
Monticello
Health: Medical_treatment
Hires a doctor to care for Burwell Colbert, who is extremely ill.
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1820 Apr. 09
Monticello
FreedomStatus: Exchange
Transferred Lucy and her five children to Thomas J. Randolph in exchange for Sally,
her three children, Beck, and her two children.
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1821
Monticello
Provisions: Supplies
Recorded distribution of blankets.
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1821
Monticello
Provisions: Food
Recorded distribution of bread and corn.
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1821
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding. Calculated materials for clothing based
on number of men, women, and children.
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1821 Aug. 15
Monticello
Labor: Domestic
Gives notice for Hannah and Maria "to have the house...in order for us."
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1822
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding.
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1822 Dec. 23
Bedford County
Violence: Punishment
Gawen, Billy, and Hercules are charged with the stabbing of overseer William Gough.
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1823 Dec.
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding.
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1824 Dec.
Monticello
Provisions: Clothing
Recorded distribution of clothing and bedding. Recorded number of men, women, and
children.
