"Carring off the servants to Washington:" Joshua F. Clarke to Thomas Mulledy, May 14, 1839

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Title

"Carring off the servants to Washington:" Joshua F. Clarke to Thomas Mulledy, May 14, 1839

Subject

Slavery; Slave Trade; Slave-Sale; Jesuit History-19th Century

Description

This receipt from 1839 charges Fr. Thomas Mulledy thirty one dollars for the transportation of a number of enslaved persons from the plantations to Washington. In addition to this charge, the receipt also includes the cost for a pair of shoes for an enslaved person.

Creator

Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus

Publisher

Georgetown Slavery Archive

Date

1839-05-14

Contributor

Adam Rothman, Elsa Barraza Mendoza, Transcription by: Hillary MacKinlay

Rights

Maryland Province Jesuits

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Manuscript

Identifier

GSA357

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Text

The Reverd Thomas F Muludy will please to pay to Mr George Cone thirty dollars for the servises of My self & Mr Suit in carring off the servants to washington & one dollar thirty seven cents for a pair of shoes which was bought for one of them
Yours very Respectfully

May the 14 1839 Joshua F Clarke, Jun

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Citation

Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus , “"Carring off the servants to Washington:" Joshua F. Clarke to Thomas Mulledy, May 14, 1839,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed February 1, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/390.

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