Rev. Peter Fossett was a former slave of President Thomas Jefferson. He was born in 1815 at Jefferson's plantation, “Monticello,” in Virginia. Fossett's parents, Joseph and Edith Fossett, worked at Jefferson's plantation as well. Joseph Fossett worked as a blacksmith and his wife Edith was the head cook. Fossett's life took a turn for the […]

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