"Eliza has not yet arrived": Jesse Batey to Fr. McSherry on the expected arrival of an enslaved woman, June 27, 1838
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Title
"Eliza has not yet arrived": Jesse Batey to Fr. McSherry on the expected arrival of an enslaved woman, June 27, 1838
Subject
Slave Women; Slavery; Slave Trade; Transportation
Description
This letter from 1838 illustrates the aftermath of the Jesuit's sale of 272 enslaved men, women and children to Louisiana. Just eight days after the terms of agreement, Jesse Batey wrote to Fr. McSherry to inquire about the whereabouts of Eliza, a woman who was presumably sold and had not arrived at the Port of Alexandria, to be sent to Lousiana with the first group of enslaved people.
There are three enslaved women with the name of Eliza on the list of slaves sold by Thomas Mulledy in 1838.
There are three enslaved women with the name of Eliza on the list of slaves sold by Thomas Mulledy in 1838.
Creator
Maryland Province Archives
Source
This material has been re-digitized by Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Georgetown University Library, accessible at: Slavery, Correspondence from Batey to McSherry Related to 1838 Sale, 1838, Box 62, Folder 5, Identifier 119_40_10, Georgetown University Manuscripts, Archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, 2. Records of the Procurator, 1633-1968, 2.1 Subject Files, 1633 - 1968, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Georgetown University
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1838-06-27
Contributor
Tom Foley, Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus
Relation
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
GSA266
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Text
Alexandria 27 June 1838
Rev. McSherry
Dear Sir
The Girl Eliza has not yet arrived. I hope she will be sent down soon as it is absolutely necessary that the Brig should clear the custom house today.
With great respect,
Your obt. servant
J. Batey
Original Format
Manuscript
Files
Citation
Maryland Province Archives, “"Eliza has not yet arrived": Jesse Batey to Fr. McSherry on the expected arrival of an enslaved woman, June 27, 1838,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed October 5, 2024, http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/287.