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This account records the terms of hire and expenses for a man enslaved by Mr. Pendal. Pendal's son was a student and boarder at the college.

This cash book account records a payment of $2.19 from Fr. Neale, SJ the manager of St. Thomas' Manor, to Georgetown College for the "boots of his servant."

This cash book entry from Georgetown College records a payment of $5 for "Fr Neales servants." Fr. Francis Neale was the manager of St. Thomas' Manor, one of the Jesuit missions.

Georgetown's accounts from 1807 register a payment of $26.00 to Charles Boarman for the hire of an enslaved woman. Boarman was a former Jesuit and a lay professor at the College.

This account from 1849 records the terms of hire of Jacob, an enslaved cook owned by Mr. William Robinson. Jacob remained at Georgetown College from September 1849 to May 1850.

In 1799, Georgetown College charged James Kannady for 20 days of boarding and 13 days of hire of Zellam, an enslaved person at the College. The hire of Zellam cost 5 pence per day. Zellam was originally hired out to the College by the Fevrier Family…

This accounting ledger entry shows a series of construction costs, including a payment for enslaved carpenters. Their owner Mr.Herard received $50.25 from Georgetown University for the work of his enslaved men. These costs are for the expansion of…

The 1836 account of Robert L. And William B. Scott records their student fees and expenses. On September 15 they were charged for various items of clothing, including "1 coat of grey (cloth for servant). This may suggest that the Scotts brought an…

This college cash book records a payment of $5.00 given to Mat, an enslaved person, for his wedding on August 8, 1834.

This statement of the expenses of the college for 1833 reports $838 being spent for "servants hire" for the year. Many of those hired would have been enslaved people who hired themselves, or were hired by slaveholders, to the college. A note about…