Georgetown College sells Gabe, March 20, 1833

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Title

Georgetown College sells Gabe, March 20, 1833

Subject

Slave labor; Slaves--United States--Social conditions; Master and Servant ; Slave-Sale

Description

On March 1833, Georgetown College sold Gabe. Georgetown received $450 for Gabe and payed Edward M. Millard a commission of $22.50 for arranging the sale.

Gabe may have been the same person who had previously been at the Washington Seminary.

Creator

Georgetown University Archive

Publisher

Georgetown Slavery Archive

Date

1833-03-20

Contributor

Cory Young, Elsa Barraza Mendoza

Rights

Georgetown University Library

Relation

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Financial Records

Identifier

GSA205

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

48

Edwd. M. Millard Cr cash paid freight

as marked on M Millard acct against Collg

 

3.52

 

By Do. Do.

.76

 

By cash pd.  cartage to the College Do.

2.25

 

By Commission on $1615.90 collected for

College (at $15 per cent at sundry times

 

242.38

 

By commission on $10 collected in district

-1.00

 

By Comission on sale of Gabe $450 at 5% Cr

22.50

 

 

 272.39

 

 

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Financial Records

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Citation

Georgetown University Archive , “Georgetown College sells Gabe, March 20, 1833,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed September 15, 2024, http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/223.

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