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- Collection: Slavery at Georgetown College
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Holy Trinity Church death records, 1818-1867
Burial records for Holy Trinity Church include the names of enslaved and free people of color in the 19th century. Two people presumed to be slaves of Georgetown are listed in the records: 1) p. 63: Rachel, October 22, 1821 2) p. 104: Charles,…
Marriage of Charles Taylor, 1836
The marriage of Charles Taylor, a man enslaved at Georgetown College, to Mary Ann Boarman, a free woman of color, took place on September 22, 1836 at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown. Taylor appears to have been sold to the college by the Jenkins…
The Marriage of William and Sarah, May 3, 1801
The marriage of William and Sarah, took place on September 22, 1836, at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown. Their union took place with permission from their owner, Mary Fenwick, a resident from Georgetown who regularly hired out slaves to the…
The Marriage of Ben and Nell, March 13, 1803
The marriage of Ben and Nell, took place on March 13, 1803 at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown. Their union, officiated by Rev. Francis Neale, SJ, took place at the "request" of their owners, a Mr. Key & Thomas Sim Lee. The witnesses for this…
Georgetown College Financial Statement, 1841
A financial statement for Georgetown College in July 1841, indicating at $25,000 loan from Fr. Thomas Mulledy, S.J. "to pay off the College debt" (middle of p, 2).
On the back of the statement is a list of people present on campus. It includes…
On the back of the statement is a list of people present on campus. It includes…
Hiring "servants" at the College, February 1805
This entry in the Procurator ledgers of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus indicates that the Jesuits' general fund financed the hire of "servants" for Georgetown College in 1804. The reference to "servants" most likely refers to enslaved…
"An Unfounded Claim": Bishop Carroll berates the President of Georgetown College for his claims of ownership over the people enslaved at Bohemia, Dec. 1807
In a letter from Bishop Carroll to Rev. Molyneaux dated December 29, 1805, Carroll berates the current president of the College for his claims of owning the people enslaved at Bohemia.
In 1801, the Proceedings of the Corporation resolved that…
In 1801, the Proceedings of the Corporation resolved that…
"Spalding has runned away": Leonard Neale to Francis Neale on the management of the Missions, July 15, 1805
In a letter from 1805, Leonard Neale, President of Georgetown College, writes to his brother Rev. F. Neale and shares that Spalding has run away, presumably from the College.
The letter also mentions two other people who were possibly enslaved: "In…
The letter also mentions two other people who were possibly enslaved: "In…
The President of Georgetown, Robert Molyneux, asks Fr. C. Neale to secure payment for Suckey, October, 1806
In a letter dated during the first year of his second tenure as President of Georgetown, Robert Molyneux, S.J., names Fr. C. Neale Vice Superior and asks him to secure payment for an enslaved woman named Suckey.