1820, Joe, Male, Labor (Agricultural)

Title: 1820, Joe, Male, Labor (Agricultural)
Description: Joe, an enslaved man owned by Mr. Thomas of Athens, packed cotton bales that could weigh up to 300lbs.

Partial Transcript: " The first cotton gin brought to Athens was set up by Mr. Thomas... Here all the cotton made in the neighborhood was ginned for some years; Mr. Thomas buying it in the seed from farmers and himself preparing it for market. He had a tall powerful negro named Joe, who was looked upon with some regard because he could pack a round bale weighing 300 lbs. in a day."
Event Type: Labor: Agricultural
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1820
Date Certainty: Questionable
Location: Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Source: Annals of Athens, Georgia; Page 79
Primary Participant: Joe
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Mr. Thomas
Author: Augustus Longstreet Hull