The sale of Sarah and Jerry from Bohemia, 1791
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Title
The sale of Sarah and Jerry from Bohemia, 1791
Subject
Slavery; Slave Trade; Slave sale; Jesuits-History-18th century
Description
In 1791, the ledger of Bohemia plantation in Cecil County, Maryland recorded the sale of Sarah and Jerry for £50. Their buyer was Aitkey Pennington.
Creator
Maryland Province Archives
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1791-01
Contributor
Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Financial Records
Identifier
GSA249
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
| 14“ | Sold Aitkey Pennington a Negro girl (Sarah) & a negro boy (Jerry) for £50 payable the first day of next August |
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Original Format
Manuscript
Files
Collection
Citation
Maryland Province Archives, “The sale of Sarah and Jerry from Bohemia, 1791,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 22, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/271.