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• 1863-02-05, Sam, Male, Labor (Domestic)
  Demosthenian Society hiring Sam, an enslaved man, to sweep the hall and light fires. Partial transcript: "committee appointed by the President to see Negro Sam and find out for what wages he would agree to keep the hall swept and fire's made and reported through their chairman. They had seen Sam, who had agreed to do the duties above mentioned for one dollar pr. month. A proposition was then made by some member present to accept Sam's proposals. On being put to the house it met with approval."
• 1862-03-15, Sam, Male, Labor (Domestic)
  The Demosthenian Society decreased Sam's pay for domestic work due to a decrease in student enrollment. Partial transcript: "the com. appointed to investigate the case of Demosthenian Society against negro boy Sam, reported said negro boy has agreed to diminish his charges against the society for attendance on Hall, to $7.00/1.00 per annum a year in consequence of reduction of students"
• 1861-04-13, Sam, Male, Labor (Domestic)
  The Demosthenian Society diminished Sam's pay for domestic work. Partial transcript: "It was moved that the Treasurer be empowered to buy a new bucket and to diminish Sam's pay, as he is very negligent in his duty."
• 1862, Joe, Male, Labor
  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."
• 1831, Unnamed, Male, Labor (Artisanal)
  Enslaved men repaired the walls of New College after it had burnt down. The wall ultimately fell and killed a student. Partial Transcript: "In 1831, while the workman were engaged in undermining one of the walls of the burnt College, which it will be remembered as four stories high, a young man was lying on the grass at a safe distance from the wall as he supposed, watching the progress of the work, when suddenly it fell and crushed him to death."
• 1826-03-10, Unnamed, Labor (Agricultural)
  Enslaved people on Moses Waddel's plantation burned wood and sowed oats. Partial Transcript: "After five, [I] went to [the] plantation alone- saw logs burning and a sow in the oats."
• 1826-03-02, Solomon, Male, Labor (Agricultural)
  Solomon plowed oats on Moses Waddel's plantation. Partial Transcript: "[March] 2nd... saw Solomon plowing oats sowed too thin."
• 1825-04-18, Ned, Male, Labor (Agricultural)
  Ned, an enslaved man, was sent by Moses Waddel to hive bees for William Sutherland. Partial Transcript: "18 April... sent Ben and Ned to hive bees for William Sutherland."
• 1825-04-18, Ben, Male, Labor (Agricultural)
  Ben, an enslaved man, was sent by Moses Waddel to hive bees. Partial Transcript: "18 April... sent Ben and Ned to hive bees for William Sutherland."
• 1825-04-18, Ben, Male, Labor (Agricultural)
  Ben, an enslaved man, installed a fence on the Waddel plantation with the assistance of Moses Waddel. Partial Transcript: " 18 April- Monday- helped old Ben to fence in Walnut field."
• 1824-12-15, Unnamed, Labor (Agricultural)
  Moses Waddel and his enslaved slaughtered and weighed hogs on his plantation. Partial Transcript: "[December] 15th. Wednesday - killed 8 hogs at town - went to plantation and after much trouble, killed 11 there - weighed hogs."
• 1824-11-26, Edmund, Male, Labor (Agricultural)
  Edmund worked on Moses Waddel's plantation picking cotton. Partial Transcript: "[November] 26th... went and saw my cotton picking... heard of John Puryear whipping Edmund which disturbed me."
• 1824-11-22, Unnamed, Female, Labor (Agricultural)
  Moses Waddel observed enslaved women picking cotton at his plantation around a fire in the field. Partial Transcript: "[November] 22nd... went early to [the] plantation [and] saw women picking cotton by the fire in [the] field."
• 1824-11-06, Unnamed, Labor (Agricultural)
  Moses Waddel watched as his enslaved harvested and hauled pumpkins on his plantation. Partial Transcript: "[November] 6th Saturday... went to [my] plantation with S. Brown [and] saw pumpkins hauled [and] returned - saw 2 wagons unloaded for Mr. Graham."
• 1824-10-26, Billy Hull, Male, Labor (Domestic)
  Moses Waddel instructed Billy to ring the bell on the University campus. Partial Transcript: "[October] 26. Rainy morning- spoke to Billy Hull to ring the bell."
• 1824-10-01, Unnamed, Labor (Agricultural)
  Moses Waddel and Nisbet observed at Waddel's plantation enslaved people clean the barn and spread cotton.
• 1824-09-28, Unnamed, Labor (Agricultural)
  Enslaved persons picked cotton on Moses Waddels' plantation. Partial Transcript: "Tuesday Septemeber 28... went [with] Mr. Nisbet to my plantation [and] saw cotton picking."
• 1827-01-26, Willis, Male, Labor (Artisanal)
  Willis, an enslaved man, worked as a skilled blacksmith in Athens, Georgia. Partial Transcript: "The hire of a Negro man by the name of Willis, an excellent Blacksmith, about 22 years of age, until Christmas next, and one set of Blacksmith's tools; levied on as property of Ausbourn M. Gathright to satisfy in favor of John Loving, vs Ausbourn M. Gathright."
• 1854, Willis, Male, Labor
  Willis assisted his enslaver, William L. Mitchell with carrying a table and Bible for the "Mitchell Thunderbolts" to support the Confederate Constitution. Partial Transcript: "Colonel William L. Mitchell came riding along on his pony "Lightning." Behind him came his negro with a table on his head. Within the -table was a large Bible and a roster of the company. Everybody wondered what was going to happen. Old Willis set the table down and laid the Bible in the center. Colonel Mitchell took up the roster of the company"
• 1860, Unnamed, Male, Labor
  A one-legged enslaved man, possibly named Bill, did general utility work at Henry Hull's residence. Partial Transcript: " Two women — one aged — were cooks, one was the laundress, one the nurse, three sempstresses, a house- maid, a carriage driver who was also the gardener, a one-legged general utility man and a lot of children."
• 1860, Unnamed, Labor
  An enslaved person served as the carriage driver and the gardener at the Henry Hull residence. Partial Transcript: " Two women — one aged — were cooks, one was the laundress, one the nurse, three sempstresses, a house- maid, a carriage driver who was also the gardener, a one-legged general utility man and a lot of children."
• 1860, Unnamed, Female, Labor (Domestic)
  An enslaved woman served as the housemaid at the Henry Hull residence. Partial Transcript: " Two women — one aged — were cooks, one was the laundress, one the nurse, three sempstresses, a house- maid, a carriage driver who was also the gardener, a one-legged general utility man and a lot of children."
• 1860, Unnamed, Female, Labor (Domestic)
  Three enslaved woman served as the sempstresses at the Henry Hull residence. Partial Transcript: " Two women — one aged — were cooks, one was the laundress, one the nurse, three sempstresses, a house- maid, a carriage driver who was also the gardener, a one-legged general utility man and a lot of children."
• 1860, Unnamed, Female, Labor (Domestic)
  An enslaved woman served as the nurse at the Henry Hull residence. Partial Transcript: " Two women — one aged — were cooks, one was the laundress, one the nurse, three sempstresses, a house- maid, a carriage driver who was also the gardener, a one-legged general utility man and a lot of children."
• 1860, Unnamed, Female, Labor (Domestic)
  An enslaved woman served as the laundress at the Henry Hull residence. Partial Transcript: " Two women — one aged — were cooks, one was the laundress, one the nurse, three sempstresses, a house- maid, a carriage driver who was also the gardener, a one-legged general utility man and a lot of children."