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- Collection: Sale of Maryland Jesuit enslaved community to Louisiana in 1838
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"about the negros who must be sold" McSherry to Roothaan, August 30, 1836
McSherry writes to the Father General in Rome that other opinions must be sought before the enslaved are sold. He argues against keeping them and suggests sending them to Louisiana instead. McSherry also accuses Fr. Dubuisson of falsely reporting…
Chatham plantation, from Norman's chart of the lower Mississippi River (1858)
"Norman's chart of the lower Mississippi River," published in 1858, is a remarkable map of all the plantations along the Mississippi River from Natchez to New Orleans. Included on this map is John R. Thompson's Chatham Plantation in Ascension Parish…
Duff Green plans to purchase the Maryland Jesuits' slaves and relocate them to Arkansas, February 7, 1838
Two letters from February 1838 indicate that the Jacksonian politician and newspaper editor Duff Green had entered into a "treaty" with Rev. Thomas Mulledy to purchase the Jesuits' slaves and relocate them to Arkansas. Green wrote to Bishop Joseph…
List of people sold by Fr. Thomas Mulledy in 1838
List of men, women, and children sold by Thomas Mulledy in 1838, with name, sex, age, family relationship, and plantation affiliation. This list was compiled from GSA63.
"healthy and well pleased": Henry Johnson to Fr. McSherry, April 27, 1839
Henry Johnson reports to Rev. McSherry SJ that the enslaved people transported to Louisiana were "healthy and well pleased with their situation." Compare withGSA88:"A cruel overseer": Letter from Fr. Grivel to Fr. Lancaster, May 30, 1840
"he is preparing a brig for carrying them:" Fr. Grivel to Fr. Lancaster, Feb 8, 1839.
In February 1838, Fr. Grivel wrote a letter to Fr. Lancaster to update him of Province matters, including the aftermath of the 1838 sale and the purchase of Peter by Gov. Johnson. In a previous letter, Grivel informed Lancaster of their intentions to…
Articles of agreement between Thomas F. Mulledy, of Georgetown, District of Columbia, of one part, and Jesse Beatty and Henry Johnson, of the State of Louisiana, of the other part. 19th June 1838
In June 1838, Fr. Thomas Mulledy agreed to sell 272 men, women, and children to Henry Johnson and Jesse Beatty of Louisiana. The articles of agreement identify the people by name and set out the terms of the sale.
Bill of sale for 56 persons from Thomas Mulledy to Henry Johnson, November 10, 1838
Transfers 56 named persons from Thomas Mulledy to Henry Johnson for $27,057.
Bill of sale for 64 persons from Thomas Mulledy to Jesse Batey, November 10, 1839 [1838]
Bill of sale transferring 64 people, identified in the document, from Rev. Thomas Mulledy, S.J., to Jesse Batey of Terrebone Parish, Louisiana, for $27,057 on November 10, 1838.
Bill of sale for 84 persons from Thomas Mulledy to Henry Johnson, November 29, 1838
Bill of sale transferring 84 persons, identified in the document, from Rev. Thomas Mulledy S.J. to Henry Johnson on November 29, 1838, for $29,163.