----, SEBRA
by Julia Munro
JUEL ID/KEY: P47770
Sebra (last name unknown), adult male. Sebra was a stonecutter who was involved in the initial construction of the Academical Village and later in the establishment of the University Cemetery (PL8510). He was owned by Joel Shiflett (P47776) (and after 1834, by Joel's widow Sarah) and lived on their Albemarle county plantation (PL9302) (until at least 1845).
Proctor A.S.B. Brockenbrough's (P43627) Receipt Book records that in late November of 1825, Joel Shiflett received $18.50 for stonework performed by Sebra “on the Anat. Hall.” Sebra worked under Andrew and Samuel Campbell. Records also show Joel Shiflett was paid for Sebra’s labor on the grave yard wall between August of 1829 and March of 1830. Sebra was a skilled stonecutter, given that he not only built but also oversaw the construction of the Cemetery walls himself, working with another slave, Harry (P47121). Harry was a waggoner, owned by David Watts Jr. (P47122), Albemarle county resident.
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