Fanny & her family

This material has been re-digitized by Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Georgetown University Library, accessible at: Correspondence, Stock, Disputes, Manumission, 1795 - 1817, Box 97, Folder 2, Identifier 119_23_13, Georgetown University Manuscripts, Archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, 3. Records of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, 1694-1956, 3.2 Legal Documents, 1789 - 1918, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Georgetown University

Dear Rev Fr

     I copy the following verbatim from the late Abp’s books, 
Estimate of the price of Fanny & family - viz: (if sold for the ensuing term of years).

Fanny about 48 years of age---
Regis about 19 Do to be sold for 12 Do      $350
Jacob ---     15 Do to be sold for 15 Do        350
Bill ---         13 Do to be sold for 16 Do        300
Dick ---         7 Do Do till the age of 24        120
John ---        4 Do Do to the age Do              60
Nancy ---     20 Do Do for 10 years & }
                  infant child till the age of 24}     200
Polly --        17 Do for 12 years & her in- }
                  fant child to its 24th year when} 200 
                  she has learned her Xian Duty}
Minty ---      10 Do for 14 Do                        150
Lucy --- about 5 years (I write it just as it is} 
                                (in the book}

Estimate of Barney, Joe, & Dick--
Barney to serve 8 years & then
to be manumitted--Barney
53 years to be manumitted after
4 years, if it can be done legally
Joe about 45--Dick--32
Phillis about 36--Marie 16. Pria 14--
James 12--Tom 7. Twin boys
about 1 year old.
Molly & her son David--Harry
her husband would be glad to buy
them in the spring of 1816 for --$160

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1815--
Sept. 19. Dick, if he serve faithfully the Clergymen of St. Francis Xavier, Bohemia, for 8 years from the date hereof, is to be free--In the meantime he is to be carefully maintained as other Servants

1815--
Sept. 19-- Joe, if he faithfully serve the Rev. Gentlemen at the head of little Bohemia for 6 years from the date hereof, will be entitled to his freedom

Dear Rev. Father,
When I last had the pleasure of seeing you here, I remember you asked me whether the late Abp. left any record of a promised emancipation of the negroes on Bohemia farm. The above is litterally copied from a book in his own hand writing, which lately fell into my hands. I take the liberty likewise to send you my acct. agst. you as it stands in my Books for the purpose of receiving a pecuniary remittance from you, assuring you at the same time that I am very much pushed for money, having some time ago advanced to Fr. Grassi $425 to enable my Brother to leave N. york. I must observe that some arrangement ought to be made about Ordo’s & holy oils. You will perceive that you owe me for the h. oils purchased last year. Il faut de l’argent Il faut beaucoup d’argent.
Affectionately yours
E. F

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Rev. Francis Neale to E. F ------Debtor
1814. To Sheriffs fees on acct. of the Clergy} 
         of Md pd in Harford as pr receipts      }   $9.22
1816 To money pd for holy oils --                     8.00
__     To Do pd to Rev. Mr. Tessier for printg Ordo’s 67.50
__ To Do pd. To Stewart for your Organ---       860.00
1817 To Do pd. for h. oils this year---             $10.00
                                                                $954.72
Contra Cr
July 29th 1816 - By cash for Regis…$320}
Dec. 20 --          By Do for ground rent 200}    520.00
Balance due E.F.---                                     $434.72

9.22
50.
860.
919.22
520
399.22
69---ordos
339.22
84 from the bank of [illegible]
255.22