Georgetown College hires a slave from Charles Boarman, a former Jesuit, February 1807.
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Title
Georgetown College hires a slave from Charles Boarman, a former Jesuit, February 1807.
Subject
Slavery; Slave hiring; Slave labor; Georgetown College; Jesuits--History--19th century
Description
Georgetown's accounts from 1807 register a payment of $26.00 to Charles Boarman for the hire of an enslaved woman. Boarman was a former Jesuit and a lay professor at the College.
Creator
Georgetown University Archives
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1807-02-09
Contributor
Cory Young, Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Financial Records
Identifier
GSA229
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
| 9 | Paid J. Holtzman in full for 40 lbs flour $65 | 26.00 |
| ‘’ | Paid A King Co for wine & Sugar bot. last month | 5.75 |
| ‘’ | 2 Galls Wine $3.00, Paid E. Riggs in full for Calico 15.373 | 18.372 |
| ‘’ | Paid Chas.. Boarman in full for the hire of a Negro Woman | 26.00 |
| ‘’ | Postage 10 cts /I Pd J. Hollingshead & 60 for 4 Blbs Linen 250 | 10.10 |
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Citation
Georgetown University Archives, “Georgetown College hires a slave from Charles Boarman, a former Jesuit, February 1807.,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 23, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/249.