Census of "Black People" at Bohemia Plantation, 1801
Dublin Core
Title
Census of "Black People" at Bohemia Plantation, 1801
Subject
Master and Servant; ; Slaves; Census of Population; Slave records; Free African Americans
Description
Rev. Jean Tessier, a French Sulpician priest residing at Bohemia recorded the names of enslaved and free people of color at the plantation in 1801. This list of names includes 5 men and 16 women. Two women and one man are marked as "free." Tessier identified the owner of 14 of these individuals, including six whose names are followed by the observation "mine."
The Federal Census return for 1800 recorded 28 enslaved persons at Bohemia Plantation.
The Federal Census return for 1800 recorded 28 enslaved persons at Bohemia Plantation.
Creator
Maryland Province Collection
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1800-1801
Contributor
Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Relation
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
GSA310
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
| 1801 Black People |
| Jenny -Free Woman |
| Priscilla – Gibbin’s |
| Jacob - Free |
| Abigail – Do |
| Mary – Hantz’ |
| Thom. Hunter |
| Rachel, Molly, Suckey, Betty, Charles, Jack} mine |
| Jenny- |
| Jenny – Reynold’s |
| 1801 Black |
| Dick – Craddocks |
| Anne – Navlend’s |
| Milly – Dr Math |
| Mary- Reynolds’ |
| Ines – grand children |
| Sena – Reynolds’ |
Original Format
Manuscript
Files
Collection
Citation
Maryland Province Collection , “Census of "Black People" at Bohemia Plantation, 1801,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 22, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/339.