Fossett, Peter
by J Munro
JUEL ID/KEY: P48183
Rev. Peter Fossett, formerly enslaved at Monticello, was said to have taught Cynthia Bullock's son, Burkley, how to read (according to family history).
Below: The Richmond Dispatch, Richmond Virginia, January 25, 1885
An account of Fossett can be seen here in the following article ("Was Jefferson's Slave," reprinted in Charlottesville's Daily Progress May 25, 1900): 
The Monticello web site has a detailed account of Peter Fossett, including photographs.
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3. Additional Sources of Information
"Sale of Monticello." Melvin Urfosky, 2001. Monticello.org.
Peter Fossett's Recollections of 1898. Monticello.org
"Was Jefferson's Slave – Something More About Peter Fossett of Cincinnati," Charlottesville Daily Progress, May 25, 1900 and June 13, 1900.