Students at Georgetown College purchase "cloth for a servant," 1836

Students at Georgetown College purchase "cloth for a servant," 1836

Slavery, Georgetown College, Student Accounts

The 1836 account of Robert L. And William B. Scott records their student fees and expenses. On September 15 they were charged for various items of clothing, including "1 coat of grey (cloth for servant). This may suggest that the Scotts brought an enslaved person with them to campus.

Georgetown University Archives

Georgetown Slavery Archive

15-09-1836

Julia Bernier

Georgetown University Library

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Financial Records

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Mast^rs_,, Rob^t_,, L. + W.^m_,, B. Scott [?]

 

                    To Geo. Town College, D^rs_,,

1836

Sept^r _,, 9^th To 6 mo^s_. board +c in adv^e_. (Rob^t) ~              $100.00

//// ////-  To 1 silver spoon ________ ____                        2.25

/// “ 15 -  To  1 coat of grey (cloth for servant) $16.00    

        “    -  To  1 p^r_.boots ___ ______________          7.00

        “    -  To 1 p^r_. cassimere pants_   _______       7.00

        “    -  To //// vest striped silk__________       3.25  

        “    -   To 1 vest [?] silk                       _____       2.75

        “    -    To 1 p^r pant^s grey cassinet  ___             4.25

        “    -    To 1 silk velvet vest ___ __________   5.50

        “    -    To 1 par pant^s blue cloth    ________   8.00

        “    -    To 1 doublet of blue cloth ________    8.75

        “    -    To 1 coat of grey cloth        ________  16.00

                                                                                                78.50

        “    - To 1 p^r gloves + brushes  ___________ ____              1.62 ^½

 

*Oct^r 27 – To 1 p^r goves + brushes    ___            ________        1.62 ^1/2   

  Nov^r  17 – To 1 slate (lost) ____       _____    _________         0.18 ^3/4  

   “        18-  To 2 pairs shoues ___     _________________        4.75

   “        24- To 1 over- coat __ __             _________   ____      27.00

   “         “ – To 1 stiffener for cravat     __        ___________       0.12 ^½

                                                                                           __________

                                                                                                $ 214.43 ^¾

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