Georgetown College hires Jane, an enslaved woman, 1799
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Title
Georgetown College hires Jane, an enslaved woman, 1799
Subject
Slavery; Slave hiring; Slave labor; Slave women; Georgetown College; Jesuits--History--19th century
Description
This record from the Georgetown's financial records indicates that the College hired an enslaved woman named Jane from her owner Bernard Medley.
Creator
Georgetown University Archives
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1799-03-03
Contributor
Cory Young, Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Financial Records
Identifier
GSA240
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
| Cr | Dr | ||
| 1796 | |||
| Nov.r | 1 | By you’re a/c Rendered for Sundries Done | £93.8.6 ½ |
| 1799 Jany | 14 | By Ditto as & a/c | 38.16.6 |
| By Liddy Butlers shirt 9s Charged to J. Davers | 4.1.6 ½ | ||
| March | 3 | By 1. Years Sallary for your Negro Jane | 7.10.0 |
| 1800 | |||
| Jany | 18 | £143.16.7 |
Original Format
Financial Records
Files
Collection
Citation
Georgetown University Archives, “Georgetown College hires Jane, an enslaved woman, 1799,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 15, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/262.