Georgetown College hires Polley and Suckey from Charles Boarman, 1804
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Title
Georgetown College hires Polley and Suckey from Charles Boarman, 1804
Subject
Slavery; Slave hiring; Slave labor; Georgetown College; Jesuits--History--19th century
Description
Georgetown's accounts from 1804 register a payment of $53.33 to Charles Boarman for the hire of two enslaved women, Polley and Suckey. Boarman was a former Jesuit and a lay professor at the College who defrayed his sons' school costs with slave labor.
Creator
Georgetown University Archives
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1804-04-01
Contributor
Cory Young, Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Relation
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Financial Records
Identifier
GSA238
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
| Contra | Cr | ||
| 1804 | |||
| April | 1 | Ballance Due Mr. Charles Boarman brought from Folio 9 | $28.52 |
| By hire of Polley & Suckey for one year up to the 7th Jany 1804 | 53.33 | ||
| August | 1 | By 4 months Sallary @ $200 | 66.68 |
| By Over charge in son Courtney acct | 21.40 | ||
| October | 1 | By 3 months Sallary @ 200 | 50.00 |
| $219.93 |
Original Format
Financial Records
Files
Collection
Citation
Georgetown University Archives, “Georgetown College hires Polley and Suckey from Charles Boarman, 1804,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 15, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/260.