St. Mary's County deducts the Newtown slave community from Rev. Neill's tax burden, 1839
Dublin Core
Title
St. Mary's County deducts the Newtown slave community from Rev. Neill's tax burden, 1839
Subject
Slavery--Maryland; Slaves--Newtown; Slaves--Taxes; Slave records; Slave trade--United States--History
Description
In June 1839, a little more than six months after the transport of Maryland Province slaves to Louisiana, the clerk of the levy court of St. Mary's County deducted the Newtown slave community from James A. Neill's tax burden. According to the 1840 census, only four slaves remained at Newtown.
Creator
Maryland State Archives
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
June 20, 1839
Contributor
Cory Young
Rights
Maryland State Archives
Relation
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Tax record
Identifier
GSA320
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Neile Rev James A.
Deduct for the following property:
All the negroes sold out the County @$2465
and allow property to the amt. of [faded] 500 2965
Original Format
Manuscript
Files
Collection
Citation
Maryland State Archives, “St. Mary's County deducts the Newtown slave community from Rev. Neill's tax burden, 1839,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 22, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/353.