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1839-08-07, Unnamed, Male, Labor (Domestic)
Enslaved men repaired the new college building, and paint the President's House and the Chapel Cupola.
Partial Transcript: "Resolved That the Prudential Committee be directed without delay, to [employ] able workman to repair the outside of the new college building in such a manner as they may deem most proper, and also procure a Painter & have the President’s House and the Chapel Cupola repainted."
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1835-08-05, Unnamed, Male, Labor (Artisanal)
An enslaved was hired to examine and potentially repair the roof on Old College on the University campus.
Partial Transcript: "Resolved That a competent workman be employed to examine said roof, & if in his opinion it can be repaired, The [Prudential] Committee be requested to contract for said repairs, and have the same done with out delay, but if the Presidential Committee should think upon such examination, that the said roof require new shingling, that they be authorized, make a contract for that purpose, & have the work effected as soon as it can be done with convenience."
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1828-08-05, Unnamed, Labor (Domestic)
An enslaved person waited for students, cleaned their shoes, made fires, and cleaned the academic buildings.
Partial Transcript: "Resolved, That an additional servant shall be employed, whose duty it shall be, with the one already employed, to wait, on the students, clean their shoes and boots, to make their fires and to cleanse the College Buildings, for the payment of whom there shall be an additional assessment of one dollar per ann. on each student residing in College. And thereafter it shall be the duty of the Faculty to prohibit all other Colored persons from entering the College Buildings for any purpose whatsoever except by special permission from one of the Body."
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1827-08-02, Unnamed, Labor
An enslaved person cleaned the Philosophical and Chemical academic buildings.
Partial Transcript: "Due Prof. Jackson for the use of his servant in Philosophical and Chemical Apartments as per Resolution of the Board: $75.00"
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1826-08-02, Unnamed, Labor (Domestic)
An enslaved person cleaned the rooms of select academic buildings at the University of Georgia once a week. If he is unable to complete this task, more servants would be hired to complete the cleaning.
Partial Transcript: "That frequent scouring of the rooms be required of the College servant, and in case he should be incompetent to perform all such duty, that over servants may be employed to perform such service at the expense of the occupants of the room requiring it."
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1826-08-02, Unnamed, Labor (Domestic)
An enslaved person cleaned academic buildings, including the Library, Philosophical, and Chemical academic buildings, on campus.
Partial Transcript: "Your Committee observe that a college servant is maintained at the expense of your treasury. His services are greatly needed in cleaning the buildings."