An Injurious Manumission: Proceedings of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, May 5, 1801
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Title
An Injurious Manumission: Proceedings of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, May 5, 1801
Subject
Slave labor; Master and Servant ; Slaves--Manumission; Jesuits--History-- 19th century
Description
In this meeting from 1801, the Corporation concluded that manumitting Peter, a slave from their Conewago plantation in Pennsylvania, would prove injurious to their power over other slaves. They decided instead to allow Peter to purchase his freedom.
For more information on the manumission and freedom purchases by slaves in Jesuit plantations see J. Zwinge, "The Jesuit Farms in Maryland, Facts and Anecdotes,"Woodstock Letters, Vol. XLI, No. 2, June, 1912, p. 195-222.
For more information on the manumission and freedom purchases by slaves in Jesuit plantations see J. Zwinge, "The Jesuit Farms in Maryland, Facts and Anecdotes,"Woodstock Letters, Vol. XLI, No. 2, June, 1912, p. 195-222.
Creator
Maryland Province Archives
Source
This material has been re-digitized by Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Georgetown University Library, accessible at: Minutes and Proceedings, Trustees' Meetings (1 of 2), 1793 - 1813, Box 96, Folder 1, Identifier 119_24_1; 119_24_4, Georgetown University Manuscripts, Archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, 3. Records of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, 1694-1956, 3.1 Minutes and Proceedings, 1793 - 1956, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Georgetown University
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1801- 05-05
Contributor
Adam Rothman, Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Maryland Province, Society of Jesus
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
GSA165
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Text
5. That the Revd. Mr. Brosius be informed that the Board of Trustees are of opinion, that the manumission of negro Peter would prove a precedent not a little injurious to that subordination which ought to be preserved among the other slaves belonging to the Corporation, and that therefore they advise him to induce Peter to purchase his freedom by procuring good security for the payment of what he may be valued at.
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Manuscript
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Collection
Citation
Maryland Province Archives, “An Injurious Manumission: Proceedings of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, May 5, 1801,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed May 17, 2024, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/180.