1820, Joe, Male, Labor (Agricultural)
- Title
- 1820, Joe, Male, Labor (Agricultural)
- Description
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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
- Primary Participant
- Joe
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Enslaver
- Mr. Thomas
- Author
- Augustus Longstreet Hull
- Source Resource
- http://onthesegroundsuga.digilabuga.org/api/items/630
