Items

• 1828-04-16, German, Mention
  In an April 16, 1828 entry in the Journals of the Chairman of the Faculty, "The Proctor was requested to see that all servants hired by the students should be sent away from the Precincts, particularly a boy named German."
• 1828-06-07, Unidentified Child (Referred to as "boy"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
  White enslaver Charles Bonnycastle was paid $2 by the University of Virginia for the labor of an unidentified child referred to as "his boy." This event is recorded in the Proctor's Daybook, June 7, 1828.
• 1828-08-06, John, Provisions (Clothing)
  White enslaver and overseer James Brockman was paid "for making John's clothes." This event is recorded in the Proctor's Daybook, August 6, 1828.
• 1829-03-23, Thornton, Resistance (Property Appropriation)
  An entry in the Journals of the Chairman dated March 23, 1829, reads, "The Proctor...was desired to have a servant punished by Magistrational Authority who had stolen from students clothes & other articles."
• 1829-06-03, Thornton, Resistance (Property Appropriation)
  According to an entry in the Journals of the Chairman, Session 5, June 3, 1829, Thornton "was again dected in barefaced robbery: The Proctor was once more spoken abt the propriety of having an example of him magistratorially."
• 1829-09-08, Thornton, Violence (Physical Assault)
  Thornton was flogged, receiving thirty-nine lashes for stealing from students at the University of Virginia. This event is recorded in an entry in the Journals of the Chairman, September 28, 1829.
• 1829-12-29, Tom, Provisions (Housing)
  University of Virginia Proctor Arthur Spicer Brockenbrough contacted Chairman of the Faculty Robley Dunglison about permitting Tom, claimed in ownership by white enslaver and hotelkeeper Captain John N. Rose, Sr., to inhabit a Hotel cellar. The request was denied. This event is recorded in the Chairman's Journal of 1829, Session 6, December 29, 1829.
• 1830-02-05, Unidentified Woman (Referred to as "female servant"), Violence (Sexual Assault)
  University of Virginia student Thomas G. Tucker broke into the home of white enslaver and professor Robert Maskell Patterson (Pavilion V) and attempted to assault an unidentified woman who was referred to as a "female servant." This event is recorded in the Chairman's Journals, February 5, 1830. Tucker was reprimanded by the Chairman and Patterson who found that he "did not seem to be much impressed with the immorality of his conduct."
• 1830-03, Sebra, Labor (Artisanal)
  Sebra oversaw and built the University of Virginia Cemetery Wall with the help of Henry between August 1819 and March 1830. This event is recorded in the Receipt Book Kept by Proctor Arthur S. Brockenbrough, March 1830.
• 1831-02-02, Albert, Mention
  Albert is mentioned in a report on the condition of the University of Virginia's hotels. Claimed in ownership by hotelkeeper Sarah Carter Gray, Albert labored at Hotel E. This event is recorded in the Minutes of the General Faculty, February 2, 1831.
• 1831-02-02, Alfred, Mention
  Alfred is mentioned in the Faculty Minutes, February 2, 1831, for his labor at Hotel E for white enslaver Sarah Carter Gray.
• 1831-03-10, Ben, Commercial Transaction (Small Goods)
  University of Virginia students boarding at Hotel D combined funds to enslave an elderly man named Ben. It is not clear if any of the students claimed Ben in ownership, or if he was contracted as an enslaved hire. Students retaining their own enslaved labor was against University policy, and Ben was dismissed from Grounds. This event is recorded in the Journals of the Chairman of the Faculty, March 10, 1831.
• 1831-03-30, Albert, Social Interaction (Gambling)
  Albert, Thornton, and Thirmston Hern were discovered gambling (playing cards) on Grounds. This event is recorded in the Journals of the Chairman, March 30, 1831.
• 1831-03-30, Thrimston Hern, Social Interaction (Gambling)
  Thrimston's name (misspelled as "Trimpson") was mentioned in a Chairman's Journal entry on March 30, 1831. The journal entry states: "Servants gambling. Servant, named Thornton, who was whipped for theft, and turned away from the University, last session, was found by the Janitor, playing cards with Mrs. Gray's servant Albert, and Mr. Brockenbrough’s man Trimpson. This affair was referred to the Proctor and Asst. Proctor."
• 1831-03-31, Thornton, Social Interaction (Gambling)
  Thornton, Albert, and Thrimston Hern were discovered gambling (cards) on Grounds. This event is recorded in the Journals of the Chairman, March 30, 1831.
• 1832-02-03, John Taylor, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
  John Taylor labored for hotelkeeper Edwin Conway at Hotel A and was also paid $45 by University of Virginia students who boarded there. These events are recorded in Faculty Minutes, February 3, 1824.
• 1832-07-10, Lewis Commodore, Freedom Status Transaction (Sale)
  Lewis Commodore was trafficked and sold at Dabney Minor's estate auction to Proctor John A. Carr, Professor John A. G. Davis, and Dr. Robert Maskell Patterson "for the use of the University." The three were reimbursed $580 by the Board of Visitors for Lewis "to be held hereafter as the property of the University." This event is recorded in the Board of Visitor's Minutes, July 10, 1832.
• 1833-06-25, Unidentified Child (Referred to as "boy" and "negro"), Education
  An entry in the University of Virginia's Chairman's Journals, June 25, 1833, records that an unidentified child (referred to as "negro" and "boy") received instruction in music in the household of white enslaver George Blaettermann.
• 1834-02-03, William, Mention
  William is mentioned several times in the Faculty Minutes, February 3, 1834, in testimonials given by C. H. Randolph, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Triplett, and Mr. Cooke of their personal experiences boarding at white enslaver and hotel keeper Sarah Carter Gray's Hotel E. William is described as "impertinent" by all but Mr. Irwin, who says William "does not do very well though he has never been impertinent to him."
• 1834-02-05, William, Mention
  In response to complaints made by boarders at Hotel E (and recorded in Faculty Minutes, February 3, 1834), white enslaver and hotelkeeper Sarah Carter Gray mentions William, stating "she has withdrawn him from the dormitories." This event is recorded in Faculty Minutes, February 5, 1834.
• 1835-12-06, Dick, Labor
  Dick brought University of Virginia student and Hotel E resident Charles Ellis "a snack." This event is recorded in a December 6, 1835 entry in Ellis's diary.
• 1835-12-31, Dick, Labor
  University of Virginia student and Hotel E resident Charles Ellis ordered breakfast from Dick, who he noted was "a famous hand for procuring suppers, snacks, and other such articles of a student’s wants." This event is recorded in a December 31, 1835 entry in Ellis's diary.
• 1836-03-11, Unidentified Man (Referred to as "Dr. Magill's servant"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire)
  An unidentified man (referred to as "Dr. Magill's servant") was mentioned as living in the basement of Pavilion VI, Mr. Roger's residence. It is likely that this unidentified man was contracted by his white enslaver Dr. Magill to labor for Rogers.
• 1836-03-11, Unidentified Man (Referred to as "Dr. Magill's servant"), Mention
  An unidentified man was mentioned in the Chairman's Journals entry, March 11, 1836, as being "Dr. Magill's servant."
• 1837-02-17, Unidentified Man (Referred to as "one of Mr. Conway's servants"), Labor
  An account in the Chairman's Journal, February 17, 1837, mentions an unidentified man claimed in ownership by white enslaver Edwin Conway (referred to as "one of Mr. Conway's servants") was stopped at the University of Virginia carrying a basket containing "two bottles, one of rum, and the other of whiskey." The unidentified man asserted that the bottles were for himself, but the Chairman believed they were for students and recommended a policy change barring enslaved laborers at University hotels (referred to as "servants") from bringing alcohol on Grounds.