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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.…