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A "slave auction" at Georgetown, September 23, 1961
A mock "slave auction" was held by students at Georgetown University on Saturday, September 23, 1961, during John Carroll Weekend on the 100th anniversary of the Civil War. Part of festivities organized by the sophomore class to "impress the freshmen…
Sale of enslaved people owned by the Healy family, January 3, 1854
Advertisement in the Georgia Telegraph, January 3, 1854, for the sale of enslaved people who were part of the estate of Michael Healy, the father of Rev. Patrick Healy, S.J., who was born into slavery and served as President of Georgetown from 1874…
"I had for a cook, at Alexandria, a black girl" Fr. Dubuisson to Fr. Roothaan, June 21 and July 2, 1839
In a letter to the Superior General, Fr. Dubuisson reports on various goings on in the province, including the slave sale. "The Fr. Prov. has a formidable task to accomplish, that of selling...the R. Fr. knows what." He takes issue with one of the…
Balance of the Sale of Four Enslaved Women, November 15, 1835
This 1835 entry from the Maryland Province Cashbook records the payment of the balance due to the Jesuits for the sale of four enslaved women at St. Thomas Manor. The Procurator of the Province received the payment from Fr. McSherry on November 15,…
Deed of gift between William Hunter, SJ and Thomas Jameson, January 30, 1717
This deed of gift between William Hunter and Thomas Jameson finalized the sale of goods and items from "Brittons Neck," an early Jesuit plantation on the land that became Newtown Plantation. The transaction named 15 enslaved persons who were sold…
The sale of four enslaved women at St. Thomas' Manor, July 1835
This 1835 entry from the Maryland Province Cashbook documents the sale of four enslaved women at St. Thomas Manor. This group of women were sold by the Jesuits for $1300.00.
On the management of Newtown: Fr. Vespre to Fr. Woodley, April 16, 1844
The Procurator of the Province, Fr. Vespre, writes to Fr. Woodley, manager of Newtown, to express his dissatisfaction with the management of that plantation. In particular, he inquires about the enslaved person bought by Woodley from Mrs. Smith and…
The Procurator requests Fr. Carbery inform him on the "servants lately disposed of," January 3, 1836.
In this letter from 1836, the Procurator of the Maryland Province writes to Fr. Carbery, manager of St. Inigoes, requesting that he inform him of "the number, age, & value of the men, women & child servants" recently sold. The letter refers…
"I rejoice that the matter of the negroes is concluded": Fr. Roothaan to Fr. Mulledy, March 4, 1839
The Jesuit Superior General, Fr. Jan Philip Roothaan, writes to Fr. Thomas Mulledy, the Maryland Provincial, to express his satisfaction that the sale of the Maryland Jesuits' slaves had been completed, but he also expresses dissatisfaction with the…
"You may sell Isaac": The Jesuits arrange the sale of Isaac Hawkins, an enslaved man jailed in Baltimore, 1843
This series of letters from 1843 illustrates the Maryland Jesuits' attempts to sell Isaac, an enslaved man who appeared to be "fugitive since the fall of 1838." The Jesuits received news of Isaac's whereabouts after he was arrested in Baltimore. The…