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I.A.1.e, Ledger C, 1803 - 1813

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I.A.1.e, Ledger C, 1803 - 1813
I.A.1.e, Ledger C, 1803 - 1813

Scope and Contents

Joseph Stone paid the College using funds he acquired by hiring his enslaved man Charles out to William Nevitt.Mainly student accounts. Included are accounts for "Ladys Academy [Visitation?], Navy Yard House, and Trinity Church. A handwritten index has been added. Contains references to the presence of enslaved persons on campus, including the 1808 purchase of an unnamed enslaved woman from St. Inigoes for $240 by Father Francis Neale "for the use of College"; the purchase of "1 Negro Woman" from Georgetown College for $220 by Philip Bussard, a Presbyterian living in Georgetown, on July 6, 1810; the hiring out by the College of an enslaved man named George to a cobbler, Thomas Hyde, for twenty months; fees for the attendance of servants in the accounts of Elisha Harrison and John Bridges; payments by Joseph Stone to the College using funds generated by hiring Charles, his enslaved man, to William Nevitt; and the sale by Jeremiah Neale of his "Negro Man named Isaac" to Georgetown College to cover expenses for his son, James.

Dates

  • From the Collection: 1791-1950

Extent

From the Collection: 22.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Archives Repository

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