Outfitting for Dick and Mat, circa 1822

Outfitting for Dick and Mat, circa 1822

Clothing; Georgetown College; Enslaved Labor

This ledger page records the purchase of cloth and the "making & trimming" of various items of clothing for two men enslaved on campus. These records are undated, but likely from 1822.

Georgetown University Archives

Georgetown Slavery Archive

30-11- 1822
12-1822

Julia Bernier

Georgetown University Library

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English

Ledger Book

GSA270

67                                Old. Dick                  D^r

 

Nov. 30     To 1 pair shoes-                                           $ 2.37 ½

Dec. 14       “ 6 ½ yards domestick cloth                        5.68 ¾

                                                   @ 87.

“         “        “ making & trimming 1 suit                           5.00

                                                                        ____________

                                                     Amount                 $ 13.06 1/4

                                                                        ___________

 

 

 

                                    Mat .     .      .

Dec.  To 6 ½ yards domestick cloth                               5.68 ¾

                                                @87.

           “ making & trimming 1 coat &

          1 pair pantaloons           _____                              5.00

                                                                          ___________

 

                                                           Amount $           10. 68 ¾

                                                                            ___________                                             

 

 

                                                                       

Ledger Book