The College hires Peter, 1799-1801
Dublin Core
Title
The College hires Peter, 1799-1801
Subject
Slaves
Slave labor
Hire
Leases
Master and Servant
Jesuits--History--18th century
Jesuits--History--19th century
Slave labor
Hire
Leases
Master and Servant
Jesuits--History--18th century
Jesuits--History--19th century
Description
A boarder named James Price defrayed his expenses by hiring out to the College an enslaved man named Peter.
Creator
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Source
Georgetown College accounts ledger A-3, 1796-1799 (I.A.i.c), Georgetown University Archives, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University.
Georgetown College accounts ledger B-1, 1800-1803 (I.A.i.d), Georgetown University Archives, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University.
Georgetown College accounts ledger B-1, 1800-1803 (I.A.i.d), Georgetown University Archives, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University.
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
October 28, 1799 to October 28, 1801
Contributor
Cory Young
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Accounts
Identifier
GSA117
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
What follows is a transcription of the lines in the account referencing slave labor:
| [Entry 248] | |||||
| 1799 | Contra | Cr | |||
| Octr | 28 | By Negro man peter Set in a. Ending | |||
| 1800Augt. | 4 | Brother Henry Set in a- 1 month- | 5$ | ||
| [Entry 48] | |||||
| 1800 | Contra | Cr | |||
| February | 23 | By Beef. Jay | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| By History Bible 11/3 (Sepr. 4th) By 1. month hire of Henry 37/6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||
| October | 28 | By 1 years hire of peter a £15 | 15" | 0" | 0 |
| 1801 June | 19 | By deduction Washing Paper Barber £0 | 5" | 7" | 2 1/2 |
| 22 | By Cash $44. (Augt. 15) By Bed & Beding £6.0-0 | 22" | 10" | 0 | |
| October | 28 | By 1 years hire of Peter $40 | 15" | 0" | 0 |
| Decr | 18 | By Cash in full $112 94/100 | 42" | 7" | 1 |
| £107" | 2" | 9 1/2 |
Original Format
Manuscript
Files
Collection
Citation
Georgetown Slavery Archive, “The College hires Peter, 1799-1801,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed October 5, 2024, http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/127.