Maryland Province expenses, 1838

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Title

Maryland Province expenses, 1838

Subject

Slaves--United States--Economic conditions; Jesuits--Missions; Slavery-Slave Trade, Jesuits--History--19th century

Description

This list of expenses of the Maryland Province, probably compiled in the early 20th century by Jesuit historian Joseph Zwinge, S.J., shows how the Jesuits distributed some of the funds collected from the sale of 272 persons in 1838.

The most significant expenses for that year were a $22,776 loan to Georgetown College from the proceeds of that sale and $8,000 given to the Archdiocese of Baltimore to settle a conflict between the Jesuits and the Archbishop of Baltimore.

An expense of $144.06 is also recorded for the transportation of "slaves" from White Marsh and St. Inigoes to Alexandria, presumably to be shipped from there to Louisiana.

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

Relation

GSA413
GSA385

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Manuscript

Identifier

GSA412

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[Page 145]
Thos. Mulledy, Proc.
Expenses
Prov. Printing orders 40 of total 25 for 100, 302.25 offerd in full etc             309 to pay Smith´s debts etc 1074.37
Houses
Loans given to G.T. Coll 22 776 in June
20 to Jackson 22766
Loans (debts paid-Mr. Young 600
McElroy (Coll) 1895.25 2490.25
Int. To T. Fenwick 20, Mosher 36, on 2000
""                 30 Young 40.50 Mrs. Decatur 120 256.50
Novitiate 1775.60
Scholastics 100
Lot bought on 9th & 12th Sts. In Dec 467
Paid to Archbishop of Balt. To extinguish debt July 9th 8000
Marietta, O. Taxes 20.63
Slaves to bring them from Wh M & St. Inig to Alexandria 144.06
for servants on bal of 1260 197 341.06
on bal. Of 1463.86   37 466.64      37, 389..42 37,389.41 1/2
37 389.42 37, 263.77 counting back from 1839 when books were carefully kept- there ought to be a
Bal 77.22 Def 125.65
Balance of 582.94 Consequently, there must have been some receipt of 505.72 not marked down either in receipts of 1838, or in the begin. of 1839
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Citation

Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus , “Maryland Province expenses, 1838,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 31, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/395.

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