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The Jesuits of Bohemia purchase Charles, April 1761
This ledger entry from Bohemia, a Jesuit farm in Cecil County, Maryland, records the purchase of an enslaved man named Charles for £30 from William Jemains.
The Jesuits of Bohemia purchase Tom, April 1756
This ledger entry from Bohemia, a Jesuit farm in Cecil County, Maryland, records the purchase of an enslaved man named Tom for £54.17 in April 1756. His previous owner was Mr. William Hall.
Georgetown College pays to capture Spalding, a runaway slave, 1805
In a letter from 1805, Leonard Neale, President of Georgetown College, wrote to his brother Rev. F. Neale that Spalding had ran away. The following entries from the College Cashbook register payments for "going after A. Spalding," and paying…
The Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen approves the sale of slaves from Bohemia Plantation, August 1833
In this meeting from 1833, the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen approved the sale of slaves from Bohemia plantation. According to the Bohemia ledger of 1790-1871 at least five people were sold in this period.
The Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen orders the sale of "superfluous slaves" to pay debts, July 1805
In this meeting from 1805, the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen approved the sale of "superfluous slaves to repay a debt of twelve hundred dollars.
Georgetown College hires Jane, an enslaved woman, 1799
This record from the Georgetown's financial records indicates that the College hired an enslaved woman named Jane from her owner Bernard Medley.
Georgetown College hires Salvadore, an enslaved man, 1850
This account from 1850 records the hire of Salvadore, an enslaved man owned by Dr. Bohrer. Salvadore worked in Georgetown's student dormitories and his owner received ten dollars per month for his labor.
Georgetown College hires Polley and Suckey from Charles Boarman, 1804
Georgetown's accounts from 1804 register a payment of $53.33 to Charles Boarman for the hire of two enslaved women, Polley and Suckey. Boarman was a former Jesuit and a lay professor at the College who defrayed his sons' school costs with slave…
"This Charge for Servants Hire is very Large," 1833
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…