An enslaved woman owned by Henry Hull was hired out to a Northern family living in Athens, Georgia.
Partial Transcript: "Two [men] were hired to the Railroad company as firemen, and a woman as housemaid to a Northern family residing in Athens."
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."
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."
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."
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."
An enslaved woman owned by Colonel John Billups married a free man. A license then permitted her to live with her husband for $50 a year.
Partial Transcript: "Bernardo Arze was a barber who claimed to be a Mexican. Perhaps he was. But he married a negro woman belonging to Colonel Billups and paid the town $50 per annul for her to live away from her master's lot. This license was graded but all free negroes and those slaves living apart from their masters' own sight had to pay it."
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."
Enslaved children gathered blackberries, apples, hickory nuts, and chinquapin on Henry Hull's plantation.
Partial Transcript: "And the little niggers who picked blackberries and climbed the trees for red June apples, or gathered the brown hickory nuts, and the black eyed chinquepin."
Two enslaved men owned by Henry Hull were hired out as carpenters.
Partial Transcript: "Four negroes were hired out. Two excellent carpenters were hired by the month, my father feeding; and clothing them"
Two enslaved men owned by Henry Hull were hired out as firemen for a Railroad company.
Partial Transcript: "Four negroes were hired out... two were hired to the Railroad company as firemen."
Henry Hull gave his son, Augustus Hull, a young enslaved man.
Partial Transcript: "A young negro who had been given to me by my father always looked forward to the time when he should go with me to the army."
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."
An enslaved man reportedly set the Baptist Church in Athens, Georgia on fire after their removal was ordered. There is no supporting evidence for this claim.
Partial Transcript: "The negroes were permitted to hold their services in the old churches. When the Trustees of the College ordered their removal, the Baptist Church was destroyed by fire, it was believed, by some enraged colored brother who while believing in plenty of water did not underate the efficacy of fire."
At the residence of Henry Hull, four families consisting of 16 enslaved people worked at the house.
Partial Transcript: "At the home place in town there were four families, comprising sixteen negroes."
The enslaved people at Henry Hull's plantation were described to work from sun up to sun down and never complaining of work.
Partial Transcript: "The hours for work were from "sun up' to "sun down" with an hour for dinner. The negroes never complained of work. They were always cheerful when well."
The enslaved people in Athens held their services at the Presbyterian Church and the Baptist Church.
Partial Transcript: "The new Presbyterian Church was built in 1855, by Ross Crane at a cost of $10,000, and the Baptist church by Mr. Carlton in 1860. The negroes were permitted to hold their services in the old churches."
Ann's owner, Alonzo Church, paid for her housing which allowed her to live separate from his property, and to her own lot outside of the town of Athens.
Partial Transcript: "The following named slaves were agree upon by the Board as the several amounts required of their masters, employers or guardians, to be [paid] into Treasury as licenses for said privilege, or otherwise, to remove them to their own lots or outside of the corporation of the town of Athens immediately:
Dr. A. Church, 2 negro women, Caroline and Ann, each $10."
Caroline's owner, Alonzo Church, paid for her housing which allowed her to live separate from his property, and to her own lot outside of the town of Athens.
Partial Transcript: "The following named slaves were agree upon by the Board as the several amounts required of their masters, employers or guardians, to be [paid] into Treasury as licenses for said privilege, or otherwise, to remove them to their own lots or outside of the corporation of the town of Athens immediately:
Dr. A. Church, 2 negro women, Caroline and Ann, each $10."
Caroline's owner, Thomas M. Daniel, paid for her housing which allowed her to live separate from his property, and to her own lot outside of the town of Athens.
Partial Transcript: "The following named slaves were agree upon by the Board as the several amounts required of their masters, employers or guardians, to be [paid] into Treasury as licenses for said privilege, or otherwise, to remove them to their own lots or outside of the corporation of the town of Athens immediately:
T. M. Daniel's girl, Caroline, $10."
Dalla's owner, Henry Carlton Billups, paid for her housing which allowed her to live separate from his property, and to her own lot outside of the town of Athens.
Partial Transcript: "The following named slaves were agree upon by the Board as the several amounts required of their masters, employers or guardians, to be [paid] into Treasury as licenses for said privilege, or otherwise, to remove them to their own lots or outside of the corporation of the town of Athens immediately:
Dr. H. C. Billups' old woman, Dalla, $5."
Athens Manufacturing Company paid for the factory's enslaved people's housing.
Partial Transcript: "The following named slaves were agree upon by the Board as the several amounts required of their masters, employers or guardians, to be [paid] into Treasury as licenses for said privilege, or otherwise, to remove them to their own lots or outside of the corporation of the town of Athens immediately:
Athens Manufacturing Company's slaves, $50."
Venis' owner, Robert B. Taylor, paid for her housing which allowed her to live separate from his property, and to her own lot outside of the town of Athens.
Partial Transcript: "The following named slaves were agree upon by the Board as the several amounts required of their masters, employers or guardians, to be [paid] into Treasury as licenses for said privilege, or otherwise, to remove them to their own lots or outside of the corporation of the town of Athens immediately:
R. D. B. Taylor's old woman, Venis, $5."
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."
When the Civil War began, Richard Malcolm Johnston returned to Hancock County from Athens, Georgia and taking Holsey with him.
Partial Transcript: "In 1861 when the war began, my owners moved back to Hancock county where I remained until freedom came to the slaves. "
