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Expenses for transportation of slaves from St. Inigoes and White Marsh, June 25, 1838
These entries from June 25, 1838 document the transportation costs of an undetermined number of enslaved persons sold from White Marsh and St. Inigoes plantations.
In sum, the Jesuits spent $21 in transporting a group from White Marsh and $123.06…
In sum, the Jesuits spent $21 in transporting a group from White Marsh and $123.06…
Ned is sent from the College to St. Inigoes, 1817
In this rich letter from 1817, Fr. Francis Neale, the pastor of Holy Trinity Church at Georgetown College, writes to Fr. Joseph Marshall at St. Inigoes to inform him of the impending arrival of Ned, an elderly man who will be sent from Georgetown.The…
The purchase of Peter and Priscilla, February 1804
On February 15, 1804, the Jesuits purchased Peter and his wife Prisc for St. Inigoes Plantation. They paid 400 dollars for the couple.
The ledger also indicates that on the same day they paid 3.77 to apprehend a "runaway Matt."
The ledger also indicates that on the same day they paid 3.77 to apprehend a "runaway Matt."
The sale of Frank, January 1804
This cashbook entry from January, 1804 indicates that the Jesuits sold Frank, an enslaved man from St. Inigoes plantation for $320 dollars.
The Procurator berates Fr. Carbery for not recording the sale of 17 enslaved persons at St. Inigoes, January 27, 1836
In this letter from 1836, the Procurator expresses his surprise that Fr. Carbery did not record the sale of 17 enslaved persons in 1835, as this was "not a sale of mere produce but of a true & real capital."
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…
Fr. Thomas Lilly hires three enslaved men at St. Inigoes Plantation, March 1849
In 1849, Fr. Thomas Lilly, the Superior at St. Inigoes plantation, paid Enoch Neale for the hire of three enslaved men: Lewis, William, and Robert. He also hired an unspecified number of enslaved men for wood cutting.
"I send you the list of the Negroes:" Fr. Grassi arranges the transport of 11 enslaved people to St. Inigoes, February 6, 1817
Fr. John Grassi, President of Georgetown College, writes to Br. Marshall to inform him of the arrival of eleven enslaved persons to St. Inigoes. This remarkable letter also mentions the case of two men, Charles and Clem, whose marriages were being…
St. Mary's County deducts seventeen slaves from St. Inigoes' tax burden, 1836
In May 1836, the St. Mary's County levy court removed seventeen slaves from Fr. Carbery's tax burden.
Fr. Carbery was the manager of St. Inigoes plantation. The county recorded the death of three of the slaves, and noted that the fourteen others…
Fr. Carbery was the manager of St. Inigoes plantation. The county recorded the death of three of the slaves, and noted that the fourteen others…
St. Inigoes tax assessment, 1813
This list of enslaved people at St. Inigoes was prepared for purposes of tax assessment in 1813. It lists the names, ages, and scattered physical or health descriptions of the men, women, and children at the Jesuits' St. Inigoes plantation in the…