Jesuit income from sale of enslaved people in 1838
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Title
Jesuit income from sale of enslaved people in 1838
Subject
Slaves-Slave Trade, Slaves--United States--Economic conditions; Jesuits--Missions; Jesuits--History--19th century
Description
This balance sheet, compiled by Joseph Zwinge, S.J. in 1909, shows the different sources of income of the Maryland Province in 1838. Of the five main sources of funds, the most significant was the sale of enslaved persons. These transactions include two different sales to Gov. Henry Johnson, a sale to John Hoover, and the sale of an unnamed boy at St. Thomas' Manor.
Creator
Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus
Publisher
Georgetown Slavery Archive
Date
Data from 1838, ledger c. 1909.
Contributor
Elsa Barraza Mendoza
Rights
Maryland Province Jesuits
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
GSA413
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
| [Page 140] | |||
| 138 | |||
| Receipts | |||
| Bal | 1200 | given in Day Book | |
| Prov. | True bal. | 1,463.86 | 145.06 |
| Loans borrowed from A. McElroy (Coll) | 1895.26 1/2 | ||
| Int paid Mr. McElroly 84.45 + 60 | 144.45 | ||
| Seminary Wash. Rent Smith | 75 | ||
| Farms- St. Thos | 300 | ||
| Ced. Pt | 1055 | ||
| Newtown | 1730 | 3085 | |
| Sales of Slaves | Negro boy at St. Thos in May | 450 | |
| To Johnson | 23214 | ||
| To Hoover with defalcation of 12 00} in July | 4800 | ||
| To Johnson in Nov | 2000 | 30464 | |
| 36003 77 1/2 | |||
| 1463.86 | |||
| 37466.64 1/2 |
N.B. The bal. 1260 gives a deficit next year
Whereas there is a positive balance hence bal 1463.86
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Citation
Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus
, “Jesuit income from sale of enslaved people in 1838,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 22, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/394.