Items

• 1839-08-07, Unnamed, Male, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  The Board of Trustees hired enslaved men to repair the outside of the new academic building, and paint the President's House and the Chapel Cupola. Partial Transcript: "Resolved That the Prudential Committee be directed without delay, to exploy (sic) 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."
• 1839-08-05, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  The Board of Trustees' expenditures include the payment of $75 for enslaved persons. Partial Transcript: "Estimated Expenditures: Servant Hires... 75.00 "
• 1836-08-02, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  The Board of Trustees' expenditures include the payment of $130 for an enslaved person and fire wood. Partial Transcript: "That the permanent annual Expenditure of the Institution consists principally of. Servant hire & fire wood 130 "
• 1835-08-05, Unnamed, Male, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  An enslaved man was hired to examine the roof of Old College due to its decayed state. 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"
• 1835-08-03, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  The Board of Trustees' expenditures included the payment of enslaved persons for $250. Partial Transaction: "Hire of College Servants... 250.00"
• 1834-08-04, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  The Board of Trustees' finance report includes the payment of enslaved persons for $100. Partial Transcript: "The Committee on Finance having carefully examined the Treasurer's accounts find that they are properly supported by the necessary vouchers... From may be calculated to be deducted: Servants hire... 100.00"
• 1832-07-30, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  The Board of Trustees' financial report included the payment for an enslaved person for $50. Partial Transcript: "The income which may be calculated upon for the next half year is as follows... From which to be deducted: Servant hire... 50"
• 1829-08-03, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  The Board of Trustees' expenditures include the payment of $120 for enslaved persons. Partial Transcript: "During the same period the following will be the probable expenditures: College Servants... 120 "
• 1828-08-05, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  The Board of Trustees' expenditures include the payment for hiring an enslaved person for $60. Partial Transcript: "Payable out of this amount will be: College Servant... 60 "
• 1828-08-05, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  An additional enslaved person was hired to assist in duties at the University; these include waiting for students, cleaning their shoes, make fires, and clean 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"
• 1827-11-13, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  The Board of Trustees' expenditures include the payment of an enslaved person for $125.00. Partial Transcript: "For the ensuring year, and upon which the following drafts will be made: College Servant..................... 125.00"
• 1827-08-02, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  The Board of Trustees' expenditures include the payment of an enslaved person for $62.50. Partial Transcript: "Estimate of Expenditures. Servants... $62.50"
• 1827-08-02, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  Professor Henry Jackson paid $75.00 for the use of an enslaved person in the Philosophical and Chemical Departments. Partial Transcript: "Due Prof. Jackson for the use of his servant in Philosophical and Chemical Apartments as per Resolution of the Board: $75.00"
• 1826-08-02, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  An enslaved person was hired to clean 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."
• 1826-08-02, Unnamed, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved hire)
  An enslaved person was hired to clean 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."