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"as bad as a Priest's Slave": Letter from Fr. Beschter, March 27, 1829
Fr. J.W. Beschter summarizes the state of the College and farms, and complains about the immorality of the "depraved" enslaved people owned by the Maryland Jesuits.
This letter from the Jesuit archives in Rome was written in Latin and has been…
This letter from the Jesuit archives in Rome was written in Latin and has been…
Enslaved people at St. Joseph mission, Talbot County, Md., in 1765
Fr. Joseph Mosely's accounts of St. Joseph in Maryland from 1765 to 1767 includes a list of enslaved persons that notes where they came from, when they were born, and other biographical notes. Of particular interest in the mention of Nanny, a "Guinea…
"I send you the list of the Negroes:" Fr. Grassi arranges the transport of 11 enslaved people to St. Inigoes, February 6, 1817
Fr. John Grassi, President of Georgetown College, writes to Br. Marshall to inform him of the arrival of eleven enslaved persons to St. Inigoes. This remarkable letter also mentions the case of two men, Charles and Clem, whose marriages were being…
Map of Maryland Jesuit Stations, 17th-19th centuries
A map of Jesuit stations in Maryland from the 17th to the 19th centuries, showing the locations of Jesuit plantations, farms, and schools, including Bohemia, Frederick, Georgetown, Leonardtown, Newtown, Port Tobacco, St. Inigoes, St. Joseph, St.…
White Marsh Memorandum, 1764
A record of enslaved persons at White Marsh in 1764, indicating family groups.
Louisa Mason obituary, 1909
An obituary published in the St. Mary's Beacon, July 22, 1909, honoring the life of Louisa Mason (b. 1812), an enslaved woman owned by the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus.
Davy threatened with sale, 1818
Davy, a slave at White Marsh, was put in jail for "bad conduct" and sent to Baltimore to be sold, but then was returned to White Marsh after promising to behave himself.
Note that this file compiles together three non-contiguous pages of McElroy's…
Note that this file compiles together three non-contiguous pages of McElroy's…
Claims to freedom, 1819
On a visit to Talbot City, Rev. John McElroy S.J. alludes to "some negroes" who "pretended to claim their freedom."
William Gaston entrusts Augustus to Joseph Carberry, S.J., 1824
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…
Fr. Carberry was stationed at St. Inigoes at this time.
(Thanks to Georgetown University Archivist Lynn…
"Cham's Descendants": The Mobberly Diaries, Part II, August 1823
In this section from Br. Joseph Mobberly's Treatise on Slavery he identifies slaves in Maryland as Cham's descendants and cannibals who feast on infants.