Susan is mentioned on a 1863 list of people enslaved by John Barbee Minor. She is described as being six years old. This event is recorded on a May 11, 1863 tax list in the Davis-Preston Saunders Papers.
In a letter to his wife Anna, white enslaver and University of Virginia Rector Thomas Lewis Preston wrote he was making provisions for Milly's funeral "and will have it performed properly." He continues, stating "Our servants are human beings & deserve the rights of Christian sepulcher." This letter, dated September 15, 1863, is in the Davis-Preston-Saunders Papers.
In a letter to his wife Anna, white enslaver and University of Virginia Rector Thomas Lewis Preston wrote, "we burried Milly in the new cemetery. She was the first, & selected a section for our servants when should they die here, they can be buried in families. The old grave yard is full. I also selected a section for us." This letter, dated September 17, 1863, is in the Davis-Preston-Saunders Papers.
In a letter by white enslaver Elizabeth Govan Hill to J. P. Effinger, Hill agrees to being paid $250 per year by Effinger for the hired labor of John. This event is recorded in a letter, January 5, 1864, located in the Papers of John Staige Davis, MSS 1912.
In a letter by a daughter of John B. Minor to an unnamed aunt, Armistead and Milly are named as Humphrey's parents. This letter, dated March 8, 1865, is in the Minor and Wilson Family Papers.
During the Union Army's occupation of Charlottesville, Burkley Bullock stole his white enslaver Socrates Maupin's horse, gathered his family, and rode off seeking freedom. This event is recorded in a letter written by an unknown daughter of John B. Minor addressed to an unknown aunt, March 8, 1865, in the Minor and Wilson Family Papers.
In a letter by a daughter of John B. Minor to an unnamed aunt, the writer describes the United States Army's occupation of Charlottesville and how "All the horses from Little Run are gone & two of the men. Armistead & Milly's son - Humphrey was taken but begged so hard to be allowed to come back to his "old miss" that they agreed & he arrived today." This letter, dated March 8, 1865, is in the Minor and Wilson Family Papers.
In a letter by a daughter of John B. Minor to an unnamed aunt, Milly and Armistead are named as Humphrey's parents. This letter, dated March 8, 1865, is in the Minor and Wilson Family Papers.
In a letter by a daughter of John B. Minor to an unknown aunt, Rachel is desribed in "close confront" with two Union "stragglers." They asked Rachel if the daughter and her cousin, Nannie, had "watchers," to which she replied she "didn’t know nothing I stay in the kitchen.” This event is recorded in a March 8, 1865 letter in the Davis-Preston Saunders Papers.
Cupping is mentioned in correspondence written by white enslaver and University of Virginia professor John Staige Davis to Dr. J. B. McCarty. In this letter, Davis lists an accounting of the doctor's visits to the estate of white enslaver William T. McCarty in 1869. Cupping is listed as having been visited by the doctor during one of his visits on February 2 and 4, 1869. This letter is located in the Papers of John Staige Davis, MSS 1912.
Henry is mentioned in correspondence written by white enslaver and University of Virginia professor John Staige Davis to Dr. J. B. McCarty. In this letter, Davis lists an accounting of the doctor's visits to the estate of white enslaver William T. McCarty in 1869. Henry is listed as having been visited several times by the doctor, January-March, 1869. This letter is located in the Papers of John Staige Davis, MSS 1912.
Mason is mentioned in correspondence written by white enslaver and University of Virginia professor John Staige Davis to Dr. J. B. McCarty. In this letter, Davis lists an accounting of the doctor's visits to the estate of white enslaver William T. McCarty in 1869. Mason is listed as having been visited by the doctor during his visit on April 8. This letter is located in the Papers of John Staige Davis, MSS 1912.
Micajah is mentioned in correspondence written by white enslaver and University of Virginia professor John Staige Davis to Dr. J. B. McCarty. In this letter, Davis lists an accounting of the doctor's visits to the estate of white enslaver William T. McCarty in 1869. Micajah is listed as having been visited by the doctor during one of his visits on February 2 and 4. This letter is located in the Papers of John Staige Davis, MSS 1912.
Thornton is mentioned in correspondence written by white enslaver and University of Virginia professor John Staige Davis to Dr. J. B. McCarty. In this letter, Davis lists an accounting of the doctor's visits to the estate of white enslaver William T. McCarty in 1869. Thornton is listed as having been visited by the doctor during his visit on June 24th. This letter is located in the Papers of John Staige Davis, MSS 1912.
Aaron was a man who was enslaved at the University of Virginia. It is unclear who his enslaver was. He is mentioned in the 1841 Wood and Candles Account Book on a list of enslaved people.
Aaron was a child claimed in ownership by white enslaver Elizabeth Govan Hill. He was one of twenty-nine people enslaved by Hill, documented on a list of her "servants," January 13, 1862. He is recorded as being six years old and residing in Amherst County, Virginia.
Aaron was a man claimed in ownership by white enslaver Rhoda Poindexter. After her death, he was hired out to labor at the University of Virginia on her behalf by Richard Poindexter.
Abiah B. Thorn (October 3, 1795 - August 8, 1835) was a white enslaver and a builder who supplied the bricks for the construction of the Pavilions of the Academical Village at the University of Virginia.
Adelaide (b. 1861) was a child claimed in ownership by white enslaver John Barbee Minor. On a 1863 list of the twenty-one people Minor's enslaved, Adelaide is recorded as two years old.
Aggy was a woman claimed in ownership by white enslaver John Hartwell Cocke. In 1828, Cocke hired out Aggy and ten other enslaved people to labor for Captain John Winn.
Agnes was a woman claimed in ownership by white enslaver Elizabeth Govan Hill. She was one of twenty-nine people enslaved by Hill, documented on a list of her "servants," January 13, 1862. She is recorded as being twenty-six or twenty-seven years old and residing in Albemarle County, Virginia. She had four children: Randall, Peggy, Jarratt, and an infant boy. On August 14, 1862, Agnes and her children were trafficked and sold by Hill to white enslaver John Staige Davis.
Albert (b. 1853) was a child claimed in ownership by white enslaver John Barbee Minor. On a 1863 list of the twenty-one people Minor's enslaved, Albert is recorded as ten years old.
Alexander Garrett (April 20, 1778 - February 29, 1860) was a white enslaver who held positions as Charlottesville's postmaster (1797-1799) and the clerk of the Albemarle County Superior Court of Law (1819-). In the latter role, he perpetuated human trafficking via enslaved auctions at Charlottesville's Court Square. He served the University of Virginia as Proctor in 1817, treasurer from 1817-1819, and was appointed the first bursar in 1819. Garrett had familial ties to Thomas Jefferson through marriage. He was the executor of Jefferson's estate and is buried at Monticello.
