Coffin and Burial for Phil, August 1804
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Title
Coffin and Burial for Phil, August 1804
Subject
Slave labor; Death and burial; Slave Hire
Description
In 1804, Phil, an enslaved man hired by Georgetown College, died after 4 months of labor. On August 1, 1804, the College charged his owner Miss Nancy Fenwick $12 dollars for his coffin and burial plot and $2 for digging his grave.
The account record of Miss Fenwick also shows the purchase of one pair of shoes for Lewis, another slave she hired out to Georgetown College.
The account record of Miss Fenwick also shows the purchase of one pair of shoes for Lewis, another slave she hired out to Georgetown College.
Creator
Georgetown University Archive
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1804-08-01
Contributor
Cory Young, Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Financial Records
Identifier
GSA199
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Miss Nancy Fenwick Dr (52
1804
Feb 23 To 1p shoes for Lewis $1.50
1804
Augt 1 To 1 Coffin and buring Ground for Servant Phil $12.00
To Cash paid for Digging grave $2.-
(in pencil) By 4 Months Service for Phill
Original Format
Accounts
Files
Collection
Citation
Georgetown University Archive , “Coffin and Burial for Phil, August 1804,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 22, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/216.