Balance of the Sale of Four Enslaved Women, November 15, 1835

Dublin Core

Title

Balance of the Sale of Four Enslaved Women, November 15, 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 records the payment of the balance due to the Jesuits for the sale of four enslaved women at St. Thomas Manor. The Procurator of the Province received the payment from Fr. McSherry on November 15, 1835. The original transaction occurred in July 1835.

Creator

Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus

Publisher

Georgetown Slavery Archive

Date

1835-11-15

Contributor

Elsa Barraza Mendoza

Rights

Maryland Province Jesuits

Relation

GSA359

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Manuscript

Identifier

GSA396

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

  16. do  
15. Cedar point                                                                                  Cr
  Recd of the Rev. F. Wm McSherry on acct rents… 100
  do  
  Recd of the Rev. F. Wm McSherry, balance of 4 servt women of St Thomas sold  150

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Citation

Maryland Province Archives, Society of Jesus , “Balance of the Sale of Four Enslaved Women, November 15, 1835,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed January 22, 2025, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/444.