Winter clothes for the enslaved at Bohemia, 1795-1796
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Title
Winter clothes for the enslaved at Bohemia, 1795-1796
Subject
Slavery; Slaves--United States--Economic conditions; Clothes; Jesuits-History-18th century
Description
In 1795 and 1796, Rev. Jean Tessier, a French Sulpician priest residing at Bohemia Plantation, in Cecil County, registered the distribution of winter clothes for eleven enslaved persons.
At Bohemia, each enslaved person had a limited clothing allowance and access to blankets only "when necessary."
At Bohemia, each enslaved person had a limited clothing allowance and access to blankets only "when necessary."
Creator
Maryland Province Collection
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1795-1796
Contributor
Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Relation
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
GSA308
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Winter Cloaths.
1795
Dick.--------------------
Old Ralph
Barney
Davis
Dennys... a pair of trousers
1796
Febr. Old Betty
Betsy
Suke
Patt. a jacket
Jack
Little Jack{
Biddy. {Jacket & Petticoat.
Betsy
Suke
Patt. a jacket
Jack
Little Jack{
Biddy. {Jacket & Petticoat.
Files
Collection
Citation
Maryland Province Collection, “Winter clothes for the enslaved at Bohemia, 1795-1796,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed May 17, 2024, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/336.