Jail receipt, December 1838

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Title

Jail receipt, December 1838

Subject

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

Description

This receipt from December 8, 1838, charges Fr. Thomas Mulledy ten dollars for taking an enslaved person to Alexandria and depositing him in jail.

Creator

Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus

Publisher

Georgetown Slavery Archive

Date

1838-12-08

Contributor

Elsa Barraza Mendoza

Rights

Maryland Province Jesuits

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Manuscript

Identifier

GSA378

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Text

Washington, Dec 8, 1838

Received of Mr. Mullin for Mr. Mullady ten dollars for taking negro to Alexandria & depositing him & kept in its jail. 

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Original Format

Manuscript

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Citation

Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus, “Jail receipt, December 1838,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 22, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/425.

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