Artisan Workers in the Upper South: Petersburg, Virginia, 1820-1865

Appendix

215 Appendix table 1 Population Figures, Petersburg, Virginia 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 A. Population Free whites 1,606 2,404 3,097 3,440 5,365 6,665 9,342 Free African Americans 428 1,089 1,165 2,032 2,134 2,616 3,244 Slaves 1,487 2,173 2,428 2,850 3,637 4,729 5,680 Total population 3,521 5,668 6,690 8,322 11,136 14,010 18,266 B. Percent of total population Free whites 45.6 42.4 46.2 41.3 48.1 47.5 51.1 Free African Americans 12.1 19.2 17.4 24.4 19.1 18.6 17.8 Slaves 42.2 37.7 36.2 34.2 32.6 33.7 31.0 Sources: Bureau of the Census, Compendium of the Enumeration of the Inhabitants and Statistics of the United States, as Obtained at the Department of State, From the Returns of the Sixth Census (Washington, D.C.: Thomas Allen, 1841), 32–34; Henry Howe, Historical Collections of Virginia (Charleston, S.C.: W. R. Babcock, 1849), 242; Bureau of the Census, Statistical View of the United States: Compendium of the Seventh Census (Washington, D.C.: Beverley Tucker, Senate Printer, 1854), 192–193; Bureau of the Census, Population of the United States in 1860; The Eighth Census (Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1864), 516, 519; and Historical Census Browser, University of Virginia, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center: http://fisher .lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/index.html (accessed 10 August 2006). 216 table 2 Petersburg Benevolent Mechanic Association, 1825–60 Number Percent Construction/woodworking crafts Builder 1 .3 Carpenter 41 12.6 Bricklayer 12 3.6 Brickmaker 2 .6 Coach trimmer 1 .3 Coach maker 10 3.0 Glass cutter 1 .3 Marble cutter 1 .3 Millwright 2 .6 Painter 5 1.5 Plasterer 4 1.23 Stone cutter 2 .6 Stone mason 4 1.23 Wheelwright 3 .9 Wood comber 1 .3 Wood sawyer 1 .3 Total 91 28 Clothing crafts Clothier 1 .3 Cotton manufacturer 3 .9 Hatter 6 1.8 Shoemaker 8 2.4 Tailor 25 7.6 Weaver 2 .6 Total 45 14 Leather crafts Saddler 12 3.6 Tanner and currier 7 2.15 Total 19 6 appendix 217 (Table 2 continued) Number Percent Food and tobacco Apothecary/druggist 4 1.2 Baker 4 1.2 Butcher 6 1.8 Chemist 1 .3 Confectioner 6 1.8 Flour manufacturer 6 1.8 Miller 12 3.6 Tobacconist 23 7.0 Tobacco manufacturer 2 .6 Total 64 20 Furniture Cabinetmaker 9 2.7 Upholsterer 1 .3 Total 10 3 Forging/manufacturing crafts Blacksmith 11 3.3 Buhrstone manufacturer 1 .3 Founder 2 .6 Gauger 2 .6 Gunsmith 6 1.8 Machinist 10 3.0 Manufacturer 1 .3 Pattern maker 1 .3 Plow maker 1 .3 Rope maker 1 .3 Tinner (coppersmith) 9 2.7 Total 45 14 appendix 218 Printing and paper Bookbinder 4 1.2 Printer 22 6.7 Total 26 8 Clocks/jewelry/pianos Jeweler 5 1.5 Watchmaker 7 2.1 Total 12 4 Transportation/service Engineer 3 .9 Physician/surgeon 6 1.8 Plumber 1 .3 Total 10 3 Boiling crafts/containers Potter 1 .3 Soap and candle maker 1 .3 Tallow chandler 1 .3 Total 3 1 Grand total 325* Source: Membership list, Petersburg Benevolent Mechanic Association Papers, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. * Number does not include honorary members. appendix (Table 2 continued) Number Percent 219 table 3 Petersburg Benevolent Mechanic Association, Slave Ownership of Members, 1847 Number of Number of Average Occupation slaveholders slaves held holdings Blacksmith 2 9 4.5 Bookbinder 1 3 3 Bricklayer/maker/stonemason 6 31 5.1 Buhrstone manufacturer 1 1 1 Butcher 3 15 5 Cabinet maker 3 10 3.3 Carpenter 8 13 1.6 Chemist 1 2 2 Coachmaker 3 8 2.6 Confectioner 2 7 3.5 Coppersmith/tinsmith 2 5 2.5 Cordwainer/shoemaker 5 9 1.8 Cotton/muslin manufacturer 2 10 5 Druggist 3 15 5 Engineer 1 1 1 Flour manufacturer 2 9 4.5 Gunsmith 1 1 1 Hatter/hat manufacturer 2 2 1 Honorary member 7 45 6.4 Jeweler/watchmaker 3 5 1.6 Machinist 4 6 1.5 Miller 3 15 5 Painter 1 2 2 Plasterer/slater 2 3 1...