The sale of four enslaved women at St. Thomas' Manor, July 1835

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Title

The sale of four enslaved women at St. Thomas' Manor, July 1835

Subject

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

Description

This 1835 entry from the Maryland Province Cashbook documents the sale of four enslaved women at St. Thomas Manor. This group of women were sold by the Jesuits for $1300.00.

Creator

Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus

Publisher

Georgetown Slavery Archive

Date

1835

Contributor

Adam Rothman, Elsa Barraza Mendoza

Rights

Maryland Province Jesuits

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Manuscript

Identifier

GSA359

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Text

Province of Md July, 1835.

[...]

do [16 July]

Recd of F. McSherry on acct. of the sale of 4 women Slaves of

St. Thomas Manor (sold $1300.........      1150.


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Citation

Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus , “The sale of four enslaved women at St. Thomas' Manor, July 1835,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 22, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/400.

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