"Dispose of them:" Proceedings of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, May 12, 1808
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Title
"Dispose of them:" Proceedings of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, May 12, 1808
Subject
Slaves--United States--Economic conditions; Jesuits--Missions; Jesuits--History--19th century
Description
In this meeting held at Georgetown College in 1808, the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, with Bishop John Carroll in attendance, instructed plantation managers to identify "supernumerary" slaves "they may have and dispose of them to good and Christian masters."
Creator
Maryland Province Archives
Source
This material has been re-digitized by Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Georgetown University Library, accessible at: Minutes and Proceedings, Trustees' Meetings (1 of 2), 1793 - 1813, Box 96, Folder 1, Identifier 119_24_1; 119_24_4, Georgetown University Manuscripts, Archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, 3. Records of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, 1694-1956, 3.1 Minutes and Proceedings, 1793 - 1956, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Georgetown University
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1808-05-12
Contributor
Adam Rothman, Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
GSA166
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Text
6. Resolved: That the agent obtain immediate information from the Managers of the respective estates, concerning any supernumerary slaves they may have and dispose of them to good and Christian masters: the money arising from their sales is to be subject to the future appropriation of the Trustees.
J. Bishop of Baltimore
G. B. Bitouzey
Robt Plunkett
Robt Molineux
Original Format
Manuscript
Files
Collection
Citation
Maryland Province Archives, “"Dispose of them:" Proceedings of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, May 12, 1808,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed October 5, 2024, http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/181.