William Gaston entrusts Augustus to Joseph Carberry, S.J., 1824
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Title
William Gaston entrusts Augustus to Joseph Carberry, S.J., 1824
Subject
Slaves-Emancipation; Education; Catholic Church-Clergy-Correspondence
Description
Letter from William Gaston to Joseph Carberry, S.J., giving him a slave named Augustus to be educated and then freed, September 1, 1824.
Fr. Carberry was stationed at St. Inigoes at this time.
(Thanks to Georgetown University Archivist Lynn Conway for providing us with this document.)
Fr. Carberry was stationed at St. Inigoes at this time.
(Thanks to Georgetown University Archivist Lynn Conway for providing us with this document.)
Creator
Georgetown University Library
Source
Alumni Files, William Gaston folder 1, Georgetown University Archives
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1824-09-01
Contributor
Lynn Conway, Adam Rothman
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Format
JPG
Language
English
Type
English
Identifier
GSA28
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
[Left side, vertical]
Revd. Joseph Carbury
[Right side]
I place my boy Augustus under the charge of the Revd. Joseph Carbury, to receive moral and religious instruction, to be taught an useful trade, and, when qualified to make a fit use of his freedom to be emancipated. - Georgetown, district of Columbia, 1st Sept. 1824. Wim. Gaston
Revd. Joseph Carbury
[Right side]
I place my boy Augustus under the charge of the Revd. Joseph Carbury, to receive moral and religious instruction, to be taught an useful trade, and, when qualified to make a fit use of his freedom to be emancipated. - Georgetown, district of Columbia, 1st Sept. 1824. Wim. Gaston
Original Format
Letter
Files
Collection
Citation
Georgetown University Library, “William Gaston entrusts Augustus to Joseph Carberry, S.J., 1824,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed October 5, 2024, http://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/33.