1862, Joe, Male, Labor

Title: 1862, Joe, Male, Labor
Description: Joe, an enslaved man, managed the dirt streets in Athens, Georgia, and with this, he had to drive and take care of the town mule that up-kept the streets.

Partial Transcript: "The streets were unpaved, of course, muddy in wet weather, and dusty in dry. To keep them in a passable condition, the city owned a mule, a cart, and a few necessary tools... In 1862, the Council hired General Thomas R. R. Cobb's boy Joe 'to work the streets, drive and take care of the town mules - he, the said Cobb, is to board and clothe said boy, and pay all physician's bills, if any."
Event Type: Labor
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1862
Location: Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Source: The Southern Banner; Issue January 15, 1862 page 3
Related Event: 1862, Joe, Male, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
Primary Participant: Joe
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb
Author: John Harrison Christy
Leaser: Athens City Council

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