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• Botanical Garden

  Founded in 1833 by Professor Malthus Ward. The Garden was a 4-acre lot filled with plantings west of downtown Athens, Georgia.
• Caroline

  Caroline was enslaved by Alonzo S. Church, then bequeathed to his children.
• Caroline

  Caroline was an enslaved woman owned by Thomas M. Daniel, an alumnus of the University of Georgia.
• Celia

  Celia was enslaved by James Whitehead, a University of Georgia alumnus.
• Coley

  Coley was enslaved by University of Georgia alumnus Thomas W. Harris.
• Colonel John Billups

  John Billups served as a Legislature Speaker of the House in 1859, President of Senate in 1861, and a trustee of the University of Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1823. Billups owned a plantation in Oglethorpe County.
• Committee of Finance

  The Committee of Finance was established and ratified in 1822 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Georgia. The committee is responsible for transaction receipts, expenditure reports, and the funds of the University. The committee works under the Treasurer of the Board.
• Crane & Carlton

  Crane & Carlton was a construction business conducted by James R. Carlton and Ross Crane. Carlton & Crane built New College and several other buildings throughout Athens, Georgia and the University of Georgia. Their work often involved the labor of enslaved people.
• Cuffee

  Cuffee was an enslaved person who worked at the Athens Manufacturing Company.
• Dalla

  Dalla was enslaved by Henry Carlton Billups, an alumnus of the University of Georgia.
• Davy Hull

  Davy Hull was an enslaved man who worked as a college carpenter.
• Demosthenian Literary Society

  The oldest student organization at the University, founded in 1803 by the first graduating class of Franklin College including Augustine Clayton, William Rutherford, and James Jackson.
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  Demosthenian Literary Society Letterbooks, 1833-1870

  University of Georgia Demosthenian Literary Society Letterbook Transcripts, 1833 - 1870
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  Demosthenian Society Minutes, 1829-1839

  University of Georgia Demosthenian Society Meeting Minutes, 1829-1839
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  Demosthenian Society Minutes, 1860-1867

  University of Georgia Demosthenian Society Meeting Minutes, 1860-1867
• Dennis Clayton

  Dennis Clayton was an enslaved man bought by Judge Augustin Clayton, and lived in Athens, Georgia.
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  Diary of Moses Waddel

  Transcript of Moses Waddel's accounts recorded in his diary from 1824 to 1826.
• Dick Cary

  Dick Cary was enslaved by Lucy Tabb Cary, and served as a bell ringer and college servant. He is described as a tall, fine looking man in the "Annals of Athens" by Augustus Longstreet Hull.
• Dinah

  Dinah was an enslaved person who worked at the Athens Manufacturing Company. Her husband, Ezekiel, and their two children also worked there.
• Dunmon

  Dunmon was enslaved by Sarah Harris.
• Edmund

  Edmund, enslaved by Moses Waddel, picked cotton on Waddel's plantation.
• Elvir

  Elvir was enslaved by Alonzo S. Church, then bequeathed to his daughter Elvira A. Lee.
• Ephraim S. Hopping

  Ephraim Hopping was a University of Georgia tutor and served as faculty secretary from 1824 to 1828 when he resigned.
• Ezekiel

  Ezekiel was an enslaved person who worked at the Athens Manufacturing Company. His wife, Dinah, and two children also worked there.
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  Faculty Minutes, Vol. I, 1822-1836

  The University of Georgia Faculty Minutes, Vol. I, 1822 - 1836