"To a free colored man to buy his wife," 1827
Dublin Core
Title
"To a free colored man to buy his wife," 1827
Subject
Slavery; Enslaved family; Slave sale; Slavery-United States; Jesuits-History; 19th century; Georgetown College
Description
On May 21st, 1827 a payment was made to an unnamed free African American man to help him buy his wife who was going to be sold to Georgia. The entry above records a payment to "Charly's wife, a black woman, for clothes."
Creator
Georgetown University Archives
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1827-05-21
Contributor
Julia Bernier
Rights
Georgetown University Archives
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Financial Records
Identifier
GSA171
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
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To Charly’s wife, a black woman, for clothes ___ ___ 1 50
_______
To a free colored man to buy his wife, who was to be
sold to Georgia __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 1 50
To Charly’s wife, a black woman, for clothes ___ ___ 1 50
_______
To a free colored man to buy his wife, who was to be
sold to Georgia __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 1 50
Original Format
Cash Book
Files
Collection
Citation
Georgetown University Archives, “"To a free colored man to buy his wife," 1827,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed September 14, 2024, http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/187.