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"we lost a boy": Fr. Carbery requests a tax deduction for six St. Inigoes slaves sold by the Jesuits, 1836
On May 27, 1836, Rev. Joseph Carbery SJ, the manager at St. Inigoes, wrote to the clerk of the levy court of St. Mary's County to request that he remove eight slaves from his tax burden. The Jesuits had sold six children under the age of eight away…
The College hires several enslaved persons from Ann Fenwick, 1804-1806
At various points between January 1804 and January 1806, Georgetown College hired the time of six enslaved persons from Ann Fenwick. Their names were Phill, Steven, Lewis, Charles, Stashay, and George.
According to the ledger, Lewis spent some…
According to the ledger, Lewis spent some…
Cassimir, 1813
Rev. Fenwick leaves an enslaved man named Cassimir at Georgetown