MD Prov Coll: Bohemia: Records of Bohemia, 1790-1799., 07/01/1790-12/24/1799

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: 19598

This is an important and often-referred to early Jesuit site in northern Maryland, on the east side of the Chesapeake, near what is now the Delaware state line. Numerous missions developed from this area.

Dates

07/01/1790-12/24/1799

Container Summary

This is a significant diary, ledger, or record book, kept first by Fr. Beeston, later by others. Partly in French, it records farm activities, gives some data on the sawmill, and lists clothing given to slaves. There is a smattering of information from the nineteenth century.

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Extent

From the Collection: 9.5 Linear Feet (20 boxes)

Additional Description

Container Summary

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

MD PROV COLL -RECORDS OF BOHEMIA MANOR -1790--1799: Manuscript

BOHEMIA MANOR -RECORDS OF -1790-1799: Manuscript

FARMING -RECORDS OF -BOHEMIA MANOR -1790-1799: Manuscript

SLAVES -RECORDS ABOUT -BOHEMIA MANOR -1790-1799: Manuscript

BEESTON, REV. FRANCIS, SJ -FARM MANAGER -BOHEMIA MANOR -1790-1793: Manuscript

INNOCULATIONS OF SLAVES -DESCRIBED -BOHEMIA MANOR -1790: Manuscript

DELAVAN, FR. -MANAGER OF BOHEMIA MANOR -1793-1796: Manuscript

GARNIER, FR. -MANAGER OF BOHEMIA MANOR -1793-1796: Manuscript

MARECHAL, REV. AMBROSE -AT BOHEMIA MANOR -1790S: Manuscript

CLOTHING ALLOWANCES FOR SLAVES -AT BOHEMIA MANOR -CA 1800: Manuscript