Payments to the enslaved community at Bohemia Plantation, September 1795
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Title
Payments to the enslaved community at Bohemia Plantation, September 1795
Subject
Slavery; Slave Labor; Master and Servant
Description
In this account record from 1795, Rev. Jean Tessier, a French Sulpician priest residing at Bohemia Plantation, in Cecil County registered a series of payments he gave to six enslaved persons: David, Barney, Stephen, Dick, Betty, and Suky. The payments they received were for services, transactions of goods, and rewards.
Creator
Maryland Province Collection
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1795-09
Contributor
Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Georgetown University Library
Format
PDF
Language
French
Type
Financial Records
Identifier
GSA339
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Transcription
| 8 | Donné 2 dollars a David, pour recompense | -- | 15 | - |
| Donné autant a Barney, pour la mesme cause | -- | 15 | -- | |
| Donné onre shillings a Stephen et un petit jug | -- | 11 | -- | |
| Pour des ligues pour conduire les chevaux | -- | 6 | -- | |
| Payé un dollar a Dick pour un gallon de miel | -- | 7 | -6 | |
| Donné un dollar a Betty, de la part de Mr. Nagot | -- | 1 | -6 | |
| Donné un quart de dollar a Suky, ditto | -- | -10-/1/2 |
Translation
| 8 | Given 2 dollars to David, for a reward | -- | 15 | - |
| Given as much to Barney, for the same cause | -- | 15 | -- | |
| Given one shilling to Stephen and a small jug | -- | 11 | -- | |
| For the leagues driven by the horses | -- | 6 | -- | |
| Paid one dollar to Dick for a gallon of honey | -- | 7 | -6 | |
| Given one dollar to Betty, from Mr. Nagot | -- | 1 | -6 | |
| Given one quarter of dollar to Suky, ditto | -- | -10-/1/2 |
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Collection
Citation
Maryland Province Collection, “Payments to the enslaved community at Bohemia Plantation, September 1795,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed October 5, 2024, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/374.