Clem Hill defrays sons' College expenses through the labor and sale of enslaved persons, 1792-1793
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Title
Clem Hill defrays sons' College expenses through the labor and sale of enslaved persons, 1792-1793
Subject
Slaves; Slave labor; Slave Hiring System; Conditional Sales ;Master and Servant Jesuits--History--18th century
Description
The fourth entry in Georgetown College's first financial ledger shows that Clem Hill, a member of a prominent Maryland family, utilized returns from slavery to settle the accounts of his two sons, Clem and William Hill.
The elder Clem Hill either sold or hired out a person named James to one Marsham Waving and used the proceeds to pay his bill. Hill then appears to have sold a second person named Charles directly to the College.
The elder Clem Hill either sold or hired out a person named James to one Marsham Waving and used the proceeds to pay his bill. Hill then appears to have sold a second person named Charles directly to the College.
Creator
Georgetown University Archives
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
February 9, 1792 through November 7, 1793
Contributor
Cory Young, Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Accounts
Identifier
GSA109
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
| 1793 | Contra | Cr | 4 | d | ||
| Febr: | 9 | By Bk note, Order on Capt Ign Fenwick & cash [for] Son | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 |
| Aprl: | 14 | By Cash & Order on Mr Watson. Alexa: | 11 | 15 | 6 | 6 |
| Decr: | 19 | By Bk notes of Marsh: Waring | 39 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 1793 | " | By Cash in gold Doll: & change of Do [for] Jas' | 1 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| May | 31 | By Do Recd: [for] Negroe Chas: | 37 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov | 7 | By Cash | 42 | 6 | 11 | |
| 115 | 19 | 5 | 10 1/2 | |||
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| 1792 | Contra | Cr | ||||
| Febr | 9 | By Bank note, Ordr on Captn: Ign: Fenwick | ||||
| & cash [for] Son Clem: | 23 | 14 | 3 | |||
| Apr | 14 | By Cash & Ordr on {Captn Ign: Fenwick [strikethrough]} | 11 | 15 | 6 | |
| Mr Watson. Alexa: First Settlement | £35 | 9 | 9 | |||
| By Cash Recd of Mr Marsh: Waring [for] boy Jas | 3 | 6 | 8 | |||
| By 2 fifty dollar notes of Do [for] Do | 37 | 10 | ||||
| Second Settlement | £40 | 16 | 8 |
Original Format
Manuscript
Files
Collection
Citation
Georgetown University Archives, “Clem Hill defrays sons' College expenses through the labor and sale of enslaved persons, 1792-1793,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 21, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/119.