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Edmund
Edmund, enslaved by Moses Waddel, picked cotton on Waddel's plantation.
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Moses Waddel
Moses Waddel served as the fifth president of the University of Georgia from 1819 to 1829, and notably funded the construction of New College and the Demosthenian Hall on the University campus.
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Willis
Willis was an enslaved man who specialized as a blacksmith in Athens, Georgia.
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Willis
Willis, also known as Old Willis, was enslaved by William L. Mitchell, and accompanied Mitchell in his service of the "Mitchell Thunderbolts."
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Jim Wood
Jim Wood was enslaved by Henry Hull.
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Lewis
Lewis, also known as Old Tub, a blind man enslaved by John H. Christy. He worked for the Southern Watchman newspaper until emancipation.
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John Harrison Christy
John H. Christy created the Southern Watchman newspaper in 1854.
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Augustin Smith Clayton
Augustin Smith Clayton graduated from the University of Georgia in 1804 and founded the Demosthenian Literary Society. He served as treasurer of the Senatus Academicus in 1808 and later as secretary. He served in the Georgia House of Representative in 1810 to 1812, the Georgia Senate in 1826 to 1827, and practiced law. Clayton enslaved a number of people who worked on his lands.
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Dennis Clayton
Dennis Clayton was an enslaved man bought by Judge Augustin Clayton, and lived in Athens, Georgia.
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General Edward Harden
General Edward Harden was a planter and politician in Athens, Georgia, and owned a plantation in Savannah, Georgia.
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Rob Roy
Rob Roy was enslaved by General Edward Harden, and served as his valet, driver, butler, and office boy.
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Tom Harris
Tom Harris worked for Colonel Hardeman and was sexton of the Methodist Church.
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Billy Derricotte
Billy [Hull] Derricotte was an enslaved man who worked as a carpenter, and potentially a college carpenter.
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Bill
Bill, also recorded with the name One Legged Bill, was enslaved by Henry Hull. He cut wood for the house fires and performed other domestic labor.
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Squire
Squire was enslaved by Henry Hull. He mended plantation shoes and wove cotton baskets.
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Little Buff
Little Buff was enslaved by Henry Hull and known for his skill in cutting lumber.
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A. D. Wooldridge
A. D. Wooldridge served as the Secretary of the Demosthenian Literary Society, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1834.
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Louis
Louis was an enslaved male leased by the University of Georgia. He is included in the Demosthenian Minutes.
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Colonel John Billups
John Billups served as a Legislature Speaker of the House in 1859, President of Senate in 1861, and a trustee of the University of Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1823. Billups owned a plantation in Oglethorpe County.
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Samuel Watkins
Samuel Watkins was enslaved by Sarah Herndon Harris who hired out his services to the College. He served as the college bell ringer, attended to professors, and cleaned Demosthenian Hall.
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Davy Derricotte
Davy [Hull] Derricotte was an enslaved man who worked as a college carpenter.
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Reverend Hope Hull
Reverend Hope Hull was a trustee for the University of Georgia, and served as a Reverend in Athens, Georgia.
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Malinda
Malinda was an enslaved woman owned by Henry Hull, who primarily worked in the kitchen and baked.
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Bart
Bart was enslaved man by Henry Hull.
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Mike
Mike was enslaved by Henry Hull and worked as the foreman of the Hull plantation.