Baptism of Sylvester, 1819

Baptism of Sylvester, 1819

Slaves, Sacraments; Catholic Church-Slavery

Baptismal record for Sylvester, the son of Joe and Easter, slaves of Newtown, dated June 4, 1819. Joe and Easter (or Esther) Greenleaf and their children, including Sylvester, were sold to Henry Johnson in 1838. Their names appear on the list of births at Newtown, the Articles of Agreement and bills of sale, the manifest of the Katherine Jackson, and subsequent documents from Louisiana.

This record is from a sacramental register for Newtown in the Maryland Province Archives in Special Collections at Georgetown University. The register is fragile and the binding has come apart. Special Collections is preserving and digitizing this valuable document, and we will make a digitized version available online as soon as possible.

Maryland Province Archives

Georgetown Slavery Archive

1819-06-04

Adam Rothman

Lauinger Library

GSA1: Articles of agreement between Thomas F. Mulledy, of Georgetown, District of Columbia, of one part, and Jesse Beatty and Henry Johnson, of the State of Louisiana, of the other part. 19th June 1838

GSA2: Manifest of the Katherine Jackson, 1838


GSA8: Bill of sale for 56 slaves from Thomas Mulledy to Henry Johnson, 1838


GSA38: Slaves born at Newtown, 1806-1835


GSA63: Census of slaves to be sold in 1838

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Baptismal record

GSA72

4^th June 1819 was Baptized Sylvester the Property of New Town born 12^th Feby. 1819 of Joe + Easter lawfully married – Sponsors:  Mrs Ann Meryman + Rev^d. Peter Devos –

                   Test – Rev^d. Petrus Joannes Priest 

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