The College exchanges Hillary for Gabe, 1827
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Title
The College exchanges Hillary for Gabe, 1827
Subject
Slaves
Slave labor
Hire
Leases
Master and Servant
Jesuits--History--19th century
Slave labor
Hire
Leases
Master and Servant
Jesuits--History--19th century
Description
In October 1827, Margaret Fenwick hired out Gabe, a "black boy from the Seminary of Washington" (what is now Gonzaga College High School), to Georgetown College. She had previously been hiring out an enslaved person named Hillary to the College.
Creator
Georgetown University Archives
Source
Georgetown College accounts ledger D, 1813-1830 (I.A.i.f), Georgetown University Archives, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University.
Georgetown College accounts journal E, 1821-1831 (I.A.2.c), Georgetown University Archives, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University.
Georgetown College accounts journal E, 1821-1831 (I.A.2.c), Georgetown University Archives, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University.
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
May 1, 1825 through October 13, 1827
Contributor
Cory Young
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Accounts
Identifier
GSA125
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
| [Ledger D] | |||||
| 343 | Dr | Mrs Margaret Fenwick | Cr | ||
| [...] | |||||
| Septr | 27 | By Sundries | 257 | 23 | 00 |
| By Hillary's wages | 258 | 29 | 50 | ||
| [Journal E] | |||||
| 333 | Thos Brent Dr. to one coppy of Huttons mathematicks (22) | 4 | |||
| Mrs. Margaret Fenwick Cr. by Hillarys | |||||
| wages from May 1. 1825 (Hillary arrived at the | |||||
| college about the end of april 1825) to the | |||||
| 343 | 13th. of Octr. 1827 (when Gabe a black boy from | ||||
| the Seminary of Washington took Hillary's place.) | |||||
| at $1.00 pr. month | 29 | 50 |
Original Format
Manuscript
Files
Collection
Citation
Georgetown University Archives, “The College exchanges Hillary for Gabe, 1827,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed October 5, 2024, http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/137.