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This deed of gift between William Hunter and Thomas Jameson finalized the sale of goods and items from "Brittons Neck," an early Jesuit plantation on the land that became Newtown Plantation. The transaction named 15 enslaved persons who were sold…

In this meeting from 1804, the Corporation agreed to sell the "supernumerary" slaves of Deer Creek to settle the claims of William Pasquet, a secular clergyman who managed the plantation. The board also informs that the managers of White Marsh and…

In this entry from Bohemia's Daybook, Fr. Francis Beeston recorded the distribution of blankets to twenty-three enslaved persons from 1787 to 1792. The list of names possibly includes children and might suggest family relations in some cases.…

In 1792, Fr. Francis Beeston recorded the distribution of one pair of shoes each to thirty-two enslaved persons at Bohemia Plantation, in Cecil County. According to Fr. Beeston's rules, every adult was to receive one pair of shoes per year. The…

An account book from St. Inigoes for the early 19th century includes this record of the distribution of shoes to the slave community in March, 1818. This remarkable record indicates the name and shoe size for each person who received shoes -…

On January 1, 1827 a payment of $2.50 was recorded in the college's cash book to "Negro Clem to pay doctors fees." Clem was hired out by the college for a number of years. See GSA168.Other items of note on this page include payments to "Old" Dick and…

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…

In 1807, the Prince George's County Court certified Edward Queen's status as a free man. Queen had sued the Rev. John Ashton for his freedom in the Maryland General Court in 1791. His certificate of freedom describes him as "a very dark mulatto lad…

Edward Queen sues Rev. John Ashton for his freedom in the Maryland General Court in 1791. Additional documents in the case of Edward Queen v. John Ashton may be found at the O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law & Family website.Click…

In 1885 and again in 1889, Edward Taylor placed advertisements in the Southwestern Christian Advocate seeking siblings that he had been separated from in the era of slavery. Taylor and his siblings - Reverda, Noble, and William (and possibly his…