A wedding gift for Mat, an enslaved person at the College, 1834

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Title

A wedding gift for Mat, an enslaved person at the College, 1834

Subject

Slavery, Georgetown College, Marriage

Description

This college cash book records a payment of $5.00 given to Mat, an enslaved person, for his wedding on August 8, 1834.

Creator

Georgetown University Archives

Publisher

Georgetown Slavery Archive

Date

15-08-1834

Contributor

Julia Bernier

Rights

Georgetown University Library

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Financial Records

Identifier

GSA236

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

Gave Boy Mat for his wedding 5 00

Original Format

Financial Records

Files

Citation

Georgetown University Archives , “A wedding gift for Mat, an enslaved person at the College, 1834,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed September 9, 2024, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/257.

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