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Total Number of Persons, 1814
Rev. John McElroy takes a census of Georgetown College, including "12 Servants" out of 102 people in all.
The President of Georgetown, Robert Molyneux, asks Fr. C. Neale to secure payment for Suckey, October, 1806
In a letter dated during the first year of his second tenure as President of Georgetown, Robert Molyneux, S.J., names Fr. C. Neale Vice Superior and asks him to secure payment for an enslaved woman named Suckey.
The Number of Persons, Dec. 31, 1814
Rev. John McElroy, S.J. records the total number of people at Georgetown at the end of 1814, including "servants."
The Marriage of William and Sarah, May 3, 1801
The marriage of William and Sarah, took place on September 22, 1836, at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown. Their union took place with permission from their owner, Mary Fenwick, a resident from Georgetown who regularly hired out slaves to the…
The Marriage of Ben and Nell, March 13, 1803
The marriage of Ben and Nell, took place on March 13, 1803 at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown. Their union, officiated by Rev. Francis Neale, SJ, took place at the "request" of their owners, a Mr. Key & Thomas Sim Lee. The witnesses for this…
The manumission of Jane Smith, 1818
On May 4, 1818 Benedict Fenwick, a former President of Georgetown University recorded in the city of Washington the manumission of an enslaved woman named Jane Smith.
The document describes Smith as "formerly of Virginia," and "between five and…
The document describes Smith as "formerly of Virginia," and "between five and…
The death of Peter at Georgetown College, March 24, 1813
On March 24, 1813 Giovanni Grassi, SJ, President of Georgetown College, noted in his diary the death of Peter, an enslaved man at the College. Peter appears in the College census of servants from 1812 to 1813.
The death and burial of Margaret Smallwood, April 21, 1837
These two documents from 1837 provide an account of the death and burial of Margaret Smallwood, an enslaved woman who worked and died at Georgetown College at the age of 45. Margaret was born in St. Mary's County and was buried at the College…
The College sells an unnamed "Negro Woman" to Philip Bussard, 1810
On July 6, 1810, Philip Bussard, a Presbyterian living in Georgetown, purchased "1 Negro Woman" from Georgetown College for $220. That same year Bussard served as defense council in a local freedom case, Mima Queen & Louisa Queen v. John Hepburn.…
The College pays runaway Isaac's jail fees, 1814
An enslaved man named Isaac ran away from Georgetown College early in 1814. He was captured and jailed in Baltimore before being sold to a new owner in Hartford County, Maryland. The College paid $7.50 for his jail fees.