Name |
Occupations and Labor on Campus |
“John Hoggs man” or John Hoggsman |
Labor on belfry and cupola in South Building; putting roof and portico in Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
[Mason’s] Tony |
Sawyer; repairs to Old East about 1823 |
Abel |
College servant hire in 1830 |
Abraham |
Repairs to South Building in 1837 |
Adams |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Albert |
Plasterer on additions to Old West in 1846; Brother of plasterer Osborne |
Aldeman |
Building Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
Allaman |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Allan |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Allan |
Labor on Old East in 1824 |
Allman |
Repairs to Old East foundation, taking down old gable, cleaning bricks about 1823 |
Anderson or Andson |
Sawing work on Old East and Old West in 1823 |
Austin |
Labor on unspecified buildings 1825-1826 |
Ben |
Servant hire at President’s House, 1850 |
Ben |
Laborer on repairs to South Building in 1837 |
Benny |
Labor on observatory, digging pits in 1832 |
Bill |
Carpenter labor on Old West in 1823 |
Bob |
Labor on observatory, digging pits in 1832 |
Bob |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Bob |
Bricklayer on Old West in 1823 |
Bob |
Repairs on Old East about 1823 |
Cad |
Labor on Old West and Old East in 1824; May have run away from the university in 1825 |
Calvin |
Plasterer and mason, repairs on South Building in 1837 |
Caplen |
Labor on Old East about 1823 |
Ceaser |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Charles |
Construction of Old West in 1823 |
Charles |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Chester |
Plasterer and mason, repairs on South Building in 1837 |
Cicero |
Plasterer and mason, repairs on South Building in 1837 |
Clayton |
Quarrying rock, making brick, repairs for the President’s House, Steward’s Hall, Gerrard Hall, South Building, and Belfry in 1826 |
Clayton |
Building Gerrard Hall, known as the New Chapel, in 1826 |
Clinton |
Labor on Old West in 1824 |
Clinton |
Labor on Old West and Old East in 1824 |
Clinton |
Plasterer and mason, repairs on South Building in 1837 |
Daniel |
Hired by William Nichols for unspecified labor in 1822 |
Daniel |
Quarrying rock, making brick, carpenter on repairs for the President’s House, Steward’s Hall, Gerrard Hall, South Building, and Belfry in 1823-1824, 1826 |
Dave |
Labor on belfry and cupola in South Building; putting roof and portico in Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
David Barham |
College servant hired from William Barham by Professor James Phillips in 1830 |
Davy |
Construction of Old West in 1823 |
Dick |
Brick work on Old West 1823-1824 |
Dick |
Building Gerrard Hall, known as the New Chapel, in 1826 |
Edmund |
College servant; Improvement of grounds in 1848 |
Emmeline |
Washerwoman, seamstress for students in 1846 |
Ephraim |
Laborer on repairs to South Building in 1837 |
Evans |
Plasterer and mason, repairs on South Building in 1837 |
Frank |
Apprentice to Harry on unspecified labor in 1826 |
Gee |
Plasterer and mason, repairs on South Building in 1837 |
George |
Unspecified labor in 1826, included on list of hires for work on the President’s House, Steward’s Hall, Gerrard Hall, South Building, and Belfry |
Glasgow |
Brickmaker on repairs to President’s House, Stewards Hall, Gerrard Hall, and South Building Belfry |
Harry |
Unspecified labor in 1826, had an apprentice named Frank |
Harry |
Building Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
Harry |
Building Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
Henderson |
Laborer on repairs to South Building in 1837 |
Henry |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Henry |
Repairs to Old East about 1823 |
Henry |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Henry |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Henry Smith |
College servant |
Isaac |
Labor on Old West and Old East in 1824 |
Isaac |
Construction of Old West, labor on Old East in 1823 |
Isaac |
Labor on belfry and cupola in South Building; putting roof and portico in Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
Isom |
Laborer on repairs to South Building in 1837 |
Jack |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Jacob |
Carpenter work on Old East and Old West, 1823-1824, 1826 |
Jim |
Construction of Old West 1823-1824, 1826 |
Jim |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Joe |
Construction of Old West 1823-1824, 1826 |
John |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
John |
Sawyer on Old East, unspecified labor on Old West in 1823 |
Jonathan |
Waiting on masons “while at window sills” on Old East; assisting in hauling sand and rock about 1823 |
Jorge |
Laborer on repairs to South Building in 1837 |
Jourdan |
Master workman and carpenter, construction of Old West 1823-1824, 1826 |
Jourdan |
Laborer on repairs to South Building in 1837 |
Lewis |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Lewis |
Labor on belfry and cupola in South Building; putting roof and portico in Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
Lewis |
Laborer on repairs to South Building in 1837 |
Luke |
Labor on Old West and Old East 1823-1824 |
Luke |
Repairs on Old East about 1823 |
Luke |
Labor on belfry and cupola in South Building; putting roof and portico in Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
Luke |
Building Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
Luke |
Hired for unspecified labor in 1825 |
Moses |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Ned |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Ned |
Labor on Old East in 1824 |
Ned |
Building Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
Ned Peek |
Brickwork on Old West in 1823 |
Nelson |
College servant hired from Elizabeth King by Professor James Phillips in 1830 |
Nelson |
Repairs on Old East about 1823 |
Nelson |
Building Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
November Caldwell |
College servant in South Building and Old East for 30 years; wood collection |
Osborne |
Mortar work and plasterer on additions to Old West in 1845; brother of plasterer Albert |
Peter |
Repairs to Old East, President’s House, Stewards Hall, Gerrard Hall, and South Building Belfry in 1824 |
Peter |
Building Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
Peter |
Plasterer and mason, repairs on South Building in 1837 |
Peter |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Peter |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Philip |
Hired by William Nichols for unspecified labor in 1822 |
Phillips |
Carpenter work on Old East and Old West, 1823-1824, 1826 |
Ransom |
Labor on belfry and cupola in South Building; putting roof and portico in Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
Redin[?] |
Laborer on repairs to South Building in 1837 |
Sam |
Hired for unspecified labor in 1826 |
Sam |
Labor on Old West in 1823 |
Sam |
Carpenter on repairs to Old East, President’s House, Stewards Hall, Gerrard Hall, and South Building Belfry in 1824, 1826 |
Sam |
Labor on belfry and cupola in South Building; putting roof and portico in Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
Sam Morphis |
Hired himself out as a hack driver, dates unknown |
Sim Fred |
College servant; Improvement of grounds in 1848 |
Stephen |
Construction of Old West 1823-1824, 1826 |
Sterling |
Sawyer laboring on Old West, repairs to Old East in 1823 |
Stewart |
Plasterer and mason, repairs on South Building in 1837 |
Thomas |
Laborer on repairs to South Building in 1837 |
Tom |
Hired out at university for cutting wood in 1820 |
Toney |
Bricklayer laboring on Old East, Old West, Gerrard Hall, Steward’s Hall, and South Building belfry 1823-1824, 1826 |
Will |
Sawyer laboring on Old East, Old West, Gerrard Hall, Steward’s Hall, and South Building |
Willis |
Rock work for improvements to college grounds in 1848 |
Willis |
Labor on South Building and Gerrard Hall in 1826 |
Wilson Caldwell |
College servant |
York |
Construction of Old West 1823 |
Young |
Rock work for improvements to college grounds in 1848 |
Zack |
Hired for unspecified labor in 1826 |