Several students purchased "servants attendance," 1803-1804
Dublin Core
Title
Several students purchased "servants attendance," 1803-1804
Subject
Slaves
Slave labor
Hire
Master and Servant
College costs
Jesuits--History--18th century
Jesuits--History--19th century
Slave labor
Hire
Master and Servant
College costs
Jesuits--History--18th century
Jesuits--History--19th century
Description
Three entries in the College's financial ledgers suggest that students had the option of paying for additional services from Georgetown's enslaved domestic workers.
Creator
Georgetown University Archives
Source
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 C, 1803-1813 (I.A.i.e), Georgetown University Archives, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University.
Georgetown College accounts ledger C, 1803-1813 (I.A.i.e), Georgetown University Archives, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University.
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
May 23, 1803 through September 15, 1804
Contributor
Cory Young
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Accounts
Identifier
GSA121
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
| [Ledger B-1] | |||||
| 221 | Dr | Lewis Sewall To the care of C. Sewall Virginia | |||
| [...] | |||||
| Nov | To 6 months Candles for Studys & Servants attendance | 2" | 5" | " | |
| [Ledger C] | |||||
| [Entry 31] | |||||
| Entered on 15th. day of | |||||
| 31 | Dr | Elisha Harrison | Sepr 1803 | ||
| [...] | |||||
| To 6 Months Candle for Studies use @ $12 | 6 | ||||
| [...] | |||||
| To 6 Months Candles & Servants attendance &c @ $12 | 6 | 00 | |||
| [Entry 40] | |||||
| 40 | Dr | John Bridges Senr | |||
| [...] | |||||
| To 6 Months Candles & Servants attendance for the 2 Boys @ $12 | 12 | 00 |
Original Format
Manuscript
Files
Collection
Citation
Georgetown University Archives, “Several students purchased "servants attendance," 1803-1804,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed October 5, 2024, http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/133.