Distribution of shoes at Bohemia Plantation, 1792
Dublin Core
Title
Distribution of shoes at Bohemia Plantation, 1792
Subject
Footwear; Slave labor; Slaves--United States--Social conditions; Master and Servant ; Jesuits-Missions.
Description
In 1792, Fr. Francis Beeston recorded the distribution of one pair of shoes each to thirty-two enslaved persons at Bohemia Plantation, in Cecil County. According to Fr. Beeston's rules, every adult was to receive one pair of shoes per year.
The Federal Census return for 1790 recorded 49 enslaved persons in Beeston's household at Bohemia Plantation.
The Federal Census return for 1790 recorded 49 enslaved persons in Beeston's household at Bohemia Plantation.
Creator
Maryland Province Collection
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1792
Contributor
Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Relation
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
GSA307
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
| Shoes | Pair | |
| 1792.+ | ||
| AugtOctr | Betty------------------- | 1 |
| Isaac -------------------- | 1 | |
| Ned ---------------------- | 1 | |
| Stephen ----------------- | 1 | |
| Ralph Junr | 1 | |
| Jack | 1 | |
| Joe (Nelly’s) | 1 | |
| Patrick | 1 | |
| Betsy | 1 | |
| Barny | 1 | |
| Ralph Senr | 1 | |
| Sam | 1 | |
| Chims | 1 | |
| Peter | 1 | |
| Bob | 1 | |
| Novr | Jem | 1 |
| Kate | 1 | |
| Poll | 1 | |
| Moll | 1 | |
| Henny | 1 | |
| Phillis (Pru’s) | 1 | |
| Phillis (Nelly’s) | 1 | |
| Joe (Pru’s) | 1 | |
| Dick | 1 | |
| Ralph (Nelly’s) | 1 | |
| Paddy | 1 | |
| Suke | 1 | |
| Jenny | 1 | |
| Dec.r | Nanny | 1 |
| Charles | 1 | |
| Rachel | 1 | |
| Mary | 1 |
Original Format
Manuscript
Files
Collection
Citation
Maryland Province Collection , “Distribution of shoes at Bohemia Plantation, 1792,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed May 22, 2024, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/335.