Fr. Thomas Lilly hires three enslaved men at St. Inigoes Plantation, March 1849
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Title
Fr. Thomas Lilly hires three enslaved men at St. Inigoes Plantation, March 1849
Subject
Slavery; Slave hiring; Slave labor; Jesuits--History--19th century
Description
In 1849, Fr. Thomas Lilly, the Superior at St. Inigoes plantation, paid Enoch Neale for the hire of three enslaved men: Lewis, William, and Robert. He also hired an unspecified number of enslaved men for wood cutting.
Creator
Maryland Province Collection
Source
This material has been re-digitized by Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Georgetown University Library, accessible at: Newtown (33 of 64), 1849, Box 52, Folder 35, Identifier 53_6_10, Georgetown University Manuscripts, Archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, 2. Records of the Procurator, 1633-1968, 2.1 Subject Files, 1633 - 1968, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Georgetown University
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1849-03-02
Contributor
Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
GSA337
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
| 1849March2 | Revd Thomas Lilly to Enoch Neale | Dr |
| To Cash paid negroes for Wood Cutting | ||
| 14 cords @ 50 cets pr Cord | $7.00 | |
| To cash paid for Cod Fish | 2.25 | |
| To worke dun [sic] by Lewis at Whighwasing [sic]Three day----------- | 2.00 | |
| To worke dun [sic] by Wm 4 days and a half | 2.50 | |
| To the hire of Robert from the first of January till the fifth of July say 6 months | 30.00 | |
| $43.75 |
EE Enoch Neale
Recd the within inFull Enoch Neale
Files
Collection
Citation
Maryland Province Collection , “Fr. Thomas Lilly hires three enslaved men at St. Inigoes Plantation, March 1849,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 22, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/372.