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John R. Thompson promises to build a "snug little chapel" for the enslaved community sold by the Maryland Jesuits, 1852
In this letter from April, 1852, John R. Thompson -the new owner of 140 enslaved persons sold by Jesuits of Maryland in 1838- thanks Rev. Charles Stonestreet, the Jesuit provincial in Maryland, for allowing him to delay the payment of his debts.…
Joseph Stone hires out "Negro Charles" to William Nevitt, 1804-1805
Joseph Stone paid the College using funds he acquired by hiring his enslaved man Charles out to William Nevitt.
Joy Kang, "Write Their Names," 2021
This drawing was composed by Joy Kang (GU SFS '24) in Professor Adam Rothman's History 099 Facing Georgetown's History class in the Spring 2021 semester. It features Georgetown's Healy Hall adorned with the names of the GU272. The trees surronding…
Julia King, Christopher L. Coogan, Scott M. Strickland, Archaeological Investigations at Newtowne Neck State Park, Formerly Newtown Manor, Compton Maryland (St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, Maryland, 2017)
Report of an archaeological study of Newtowne Neck State Park, the site of Newtown Manor, which was one of the Jesuit plantations in St. Mary's County, Maryland. The archaeological investigation identified locations and artifacts associated with the…
La Tourrette's map of Louisiana, 1848
This 1848 map of Louisiana includes the location of plantations and names of their owners. Landholdings by Gov. Henry Johnson and J. Batey making up West Oak plantation in Iberville Parish are shown on the map. (See detail below.)
Letter from James Van de Velde, S.J. to Ignatius Brocard, S.J., November 27, 1848
Fr. Van de Velde pleads with the Jesuit Provincial in Maryland to contribute $1000 for a church in Louisiana for use of the enslaved people they had sold in 1838. This is the second letter from Van de Velde to the Maryland Jesuits on the topic. He…
Letter from James Van de Velde, S.J. to Thomas Mulledy, S.J., March 28, 1848
Van de Velde laments that the religious instruction of the slaves sold to Henry Johnson has been neglected and urges Rev. Mulledy to provide funds to build a chapel for them.
Letter from Thomas Brown, an enslaved man at St. Louis University, 1833
A letter from Thomas Brown, a slave at St. Louis University, complaining of the mistreatment. of himself and his wife Molly in 1833. He offers to purchase their freedom for $100, which is "as much as our old Bones are worth."
List of enslaved persons remaining on Estate and exchanged, no date - perhaps 1839
This document sheds some light on the dynamics of the 1838 sale of people from Thomas Mulledy to Henry Johnson. It lists a number of people who "remain on the Estate," several others who were "exchanged," three deaths, and six births.
List of people sold by Fr. Thomas Mulledy in 1838
List of men, women, and children sold by Thomas Mulledy in 1838, with name, sex, age, family relationship, and plantation affiliation. This list was compiled from GSA63.