Enslaved persons were chased and harassed by three University students.
Partial transcript: "It was reported to the Faculty in session that George Graves, Hesekiah Rice and Wm. H. C. Reynolds were engaged in chasing Negroes in and about College thereby making much noise and disturbance, therefore by the Faculty resolved that they be admonished by the President."
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."
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."
Solomon woke Moses Waddel from his sleep to inform him of actions occurring on the plantation.
Partial Transcript: "[March] 7... disturbed by Solomon in [the] night, informing me of attempts on the necessary."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
Willis, an enslaved man, was hired as a blacksmith at the age of 22.
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."
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."
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"
The Board of Trustees' expenditures include the payment of an enslaved person for $62.50.
Partial Transcript: "Estimate of Expenditures. Servants... $62.50"
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"
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"
The Senatus Academicus' receipts include the payment for an enslaved person for $125.
Partial Transcript: "The committee have thought it their duty to [inquire] into the pecuniary prospects of the College for the ensuing year; & have ascertained that the probable receipts will be the following: College Servant...125.00 "
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"
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 "
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."
The Board of Trustees specified that the faculty members should prohibit enslaved people from entering academic buildings for any reason, except by permission.
Partial Transcript: "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."
The Senatus Academicus' receipts included the payment for an enslaved person and a bell ringer for $60.
Partial Transcript: "1 Year salary to Bell ringer & college servant... 60.00"
