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Gates are open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. First tour, 9 a.m.; last tour, 6:40 p.m.

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Quotations

Submitted by Jenn Dungan on Tue, 2010-09-07 13:44
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Quotations
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Wormley Hughes

Submitted by mattd on Fri, 2010-08-06 08:59
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Wormley Hughes

Wormley Hughes (1781-1858) [1] was born at Monticello in March 1781, the son of Betty Hemings's daughter Bett, also known as Betty Brown.

He worked in the nailery from the age of thirteen (1794) until at least 1809. He also, as a boy, worked in the house, although his precise duties are not known. Biographer Henry S. Randall referred to him as a "door-yard servant."

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Slavery at Monticello Tours

Submitted by toryg on Tue, 2010-06-29 12:45
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These guided outdoor tours focusing on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation are offered twice daily on weekends in February and six times a day, March 15 - October 31.Included in price of admission.

Making Reservations
Reservations for this tour are not required. Tours begin on the east end (paved area) of Mulberry Row, near the Mountaintop Museum Shop.

Slavery at Monticello Tours

Submitted by toryg on Tue, 2010-06-29 12:45
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These guided outdoor tours focusing on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation are offered twice daily on weekends in February and six times a day, March 15 - October 31.Included in price of admission.

Making Reservations
Reservations for this tour are not required. Tours begin on the east end (paved area) of Mulberry Row, near the Mountaintop Museum Shop.

Slavery at Monticello Tours

Submitted by toryg on Tue, 2010-06-29 12:45
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These guided outdoor tours focusing on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation are offered twice daily on weekends in February and six times a day, March 15 - October 31.Included in price of admission.

Making Reservations
Reservations for this tour are not required. Tours begin on the east end (paved area) of Mulberry Row, near the Mountaintop Museum Shop.

Slavery at Monticello Tours

Submitted by toryg on Tue, 2010-06-29 12:45
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These guided outdoor tours focusing on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation are offered twice daily on weekends in February and six times a day, March 15 - October 31.Included in price of admission.

Making Reservations
Reservations for this tour are not required. Tours begin on the east end (paved area) of Mulberry Row, near the Mountaintop Museum Shop.

Youen Carden

Submitted by mattd on Fri, 2010-08-06 08:59
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Youen Carden

Youen Carden was a miller who worked at Monticello from 1808 to 1824.

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Cocke, John Hartwell

Submitted by aberkes on Tue, 2012-12-04 12:42
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John Hartwell Cocke (1780-1866) was born in Surry County, Virginia, “sixth in descent” from Richard Cocke who emigrated from England to Virginia in the early 17th century, establishing a plantation, called “Bremo,”on the James River in Henrico County."[1]

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Giannini, Anthony

Submitted by mattd on Fri, 2010-08-06 08:58
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Giannini, Anthony

Anthony (Antonio) Giannini, of Fibbialla, came with Philip Mazzei to Virginia in 1773 with his wife and child. Indentured for five years, he worked in the vineyards and orchards Mazzei established at Colle, adjoining Monticello. Giannini worked for Thomas Jefferson from March 1778 to the end of 1782. Thereafter he was occasionally employed for special skilled tasks.

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Allycroker

Submitted by aberkes on Thu, 2011-09-01 12:29
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Allycroker, foaled in 1758, was one of Thomas Jefferson's earliest recorded riding horses.  Inherited from John Wayles, she became one of Jefferson's primary breeding mares.  Her foals included Cucullin, Alfred, Caractacus, and Orra Moor.[1]

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