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Jefferson County Freedmen's Bureau Employees Editor's Note: Many former slaves living in Jefferson County, Florida in 1866 were named in the diary entries of Alfred Butterfield Grunwell, who worked in Monticello (the county seat) as an agent for the Freedmen's Bureau. From a transcript of the diary received from Grunwell's grandson, the following names were extracted of persons identified as "colored," Negro, or black. Submitted by Alva Stone. Thank you, Alva.

*Ben -- June 25
*Daniel -- June 27
*Jacob -- July 21
*Laura -- Aug 2
*Nicie -- July 2
*Ruben -- June 4
*"Seah Bob" -- June 27
*Tom (see under Bailey, Thomas) Archie, Spencer -- July 14
*Austim, William -- May 20
*Bailey, Thomas (Tom) -- June 14; June 15; June 26; Aug 14
*Blackledge, William -- July 10
*Brannan, Henry -- Aug 7
*Brooks, Frank -- Aug 2
*Collins, Henry -- July 25
*Collins, William -- July 25
*Conaway, William -- June 20
*Conway, Radford -- July 14
*Dixon, Ester -- Aug 6
*Dixon, Julia -- July 25
*Dixon, March -- June 21
*Finelson, Joseph -- July 17; July 21
*Frisbie, Michel -- Aug 15
*Holman, Dianah -- July 28
*Innman, Ellis -- Aug 11
*Jackson, Aaron -- Aug 14
*Jackson, Eb -- Aug 3; Aug 14
*Jackson, Floyd -- Aug 10
*Johnson, Sallie -- Aug 6; Aug 7
*Lacy, Hector (see under Lang, Hector)
*Lang, Hector -- June 20; June 21; June 28; June 30; July 7
*Lawton, Alex -- June 27
*Lawton, Prince -- Aug 15; Aug 16
*Lingo, Bob -- July 2
*Love, Charles -- July 14
*Madison, Mary Ann -- July 14
*McIntosh, Dennis -- July 20
*McIntyre, Washington -- Aug 2
*McMillen, Green -- July 20
*Miller, Minn -- July 28
*Mims, Silla -- Aug 2
*Neal, Mary Ann -- July 3
*Piel, Adam -- Aug 6
*Puleston, Robert -- June 8
*Simpkins, Steven -- June 14
*Smith, Mahulda -- June 21; June 22
*Teat, Austin -- June 22; July 25
*Thompson, Rachel -- June 14
*Williams, Eliza -- July 3
*Williams, Frank -- July 28
*Williams, James -- June 16
*Williams, Judy -- July 28
*Woody, Seif -- June 14
*Yates, Georgia Ann -- July 14

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