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The Procurator requests Fr. Carbery inform him on the "servants lately disposed of," January 3, 1836.
In this letter from 1836, the Procurator of the Maryland Province writes to Fr. Carbery, manager of St. Inigoes, requesting that he inform him of "the number, age, & value of the men, women & child servants" recently sold. The letter refers…
"I overvalue her:"Fr. McElroy disputes the price of slaves sold to Louisiana, February 18, 1840.
In this letter from 1840, Fr. John McElroy, acting as Procurator of the Maryland Jesuits, and Dr. Jesse Batey haggle over the price of three enslaved persons sold in 1838 to Louisiana. After the sale, Batey demanded a sum to be deducted for some of…
Fr. Carbery to Fr. Fenwick on the conditions of slaves at St. Inigoes, March 16, 1831.
In this letter from 1831, Father Joseph Carbery writes about the marriage Liddy, an enslaved woman from St. Inigoes, and the relocation of Lewis, a blacksmith "who never liked to live in the country."