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Winter clothes for the enslaved community at Bohemia Plantation, December, 1795
In 1795, Rev. Jean Tessier, a French Sulpician priest residing at Bohemia Plantation, in Cecil County, registered the order of winter clothes for four enslaved persons, who received pants, frock, and a jacket. The enslaved were Ralph, Barney, Davis,…
Winter clothes for the enslaved at Bohemia, 1795-1796
In 1795 and 1796, Rev. Jean Tessier, a French Sulpician priest residing at Bohemia Plantation, in Cecil County, registered the distribution of winter clothes for eleven enslaved persons. At Bohemia, each enslaved person had a limited clothing…
"The Yearly Allowance of Clothes" at Bohemia, c. 1790
In 1790, Fr. Francis Beeston from Bohemia plantation in Cecil County, Maryland, recorded the allowance of clothes for enslaved persons at the plantation. This allowance included a winter suit and two shirts for the men, a woolen gown and a linen…
Summer clothes for the enslaved at Bohemia, June 1761
On June 8, 1761, Fr. John Lewis from Bohemia plantation in Cecil County, Maryland, purchased summer clothes for 5 enslaved persons.