The Procurator requests Fr. Carbery inform him on the "servants lately disposed of," January 3, 1836.
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Title
The Procurator requests Fr. Carbery inform him on the "servants lately disposed of," January 3, 1836.
Subject
Catholic Church--Clergy--Correspondence;
Slaves--Maryland;
Society of Jesus;
Maryland Province;
Slavery--sale of slaves
Slaves--Maryland;
Society of Jesus;
Maryland Province;
Slavery--sale of slaves
Description
In this letter from 1836, the Procurator of the Maryland Province writes to Fr. Carbery, manager of St. Inigoes, requesting that he inform him of "the number, age, & value of the men, women & child servants" recently sold.
The letter refers to the sale of 17 enslaved persons in 1835 to Henry Gough.
The letter refers to the sale of 17 enslaved persons in 1835 to Henry Gough.
Creator
Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
1836-01-03
Contributor
Adam Rothman, Elsa Barraza Mendoza. Transcription by Hillary MacKinlay
Rights
Maryland Province Jesuits
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
GSA350
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Text
[page 77]
[January 3, 1836, to F. Jo. Carbery in St. Inigoes]
Ansd his letter 22d xber – receivd the $800. left with Edwd Jenkins & Sons in Baltime and placed to the credit of S. Inigoes Farm – recd F. Grivel’s letters 2d & 9th decemb. & forwarded the letter inclosed in the last.
Requested by direction of F. Provl the number, age & value of the men, women & children servants lately disposed of being necessary to keep it in record.
(F. Dzierozynski, Frederick, see page 78)
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Citation
Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus
, “The Procurator requests Fr. Carbery inform him on the "servants lately disposed of," January 3, 1836.,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 22, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/384.