Slavery, Correspondence from Batey to McSherry Related to 1838 Sale, 1838

File — Box: 62, Folder: 5

Identifier: 119_40_10

Slavery, Correspondence from Batey to McSherry Related to 1838 Sale

Scope and Contents

Letter from Jesse Batey to William McSherry, S.J., June 27, 1838

**Former finding aid locations: 119_40_10; 112W3**

Materials on Slavery

This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding and to the 1838 sale of 272 enslaved individuals.

"Eliza has not yet arrived": Jesse Batey to Fr. McSherry on the expected arrival of an enslaved woman, June 27, 1838 [GSA266]

Dates

1838

Extent

From the Collection: 292 boxes (292 total boxes, plus 14 card catalog drawers (201 regular boxes, 25 oversized boxes, 53 restricted regular boxes, 13 restricted oversized boxes, 14 card catalog drawers))