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Slavery, Payment Correspondence Related to 1838 Sale (2 of 3), 1852 - 1859

 File — Box: 62, Folder: 20
Identifier: 119_40_5
Slavery, Payment Correspondence Related to 1838 Sale (2 of 3)
Slavery, Payment Correspondence Related to 1838 Sale (2 of 3)

Scope and Contents

Letters requesting an extension of terms of payments for enslaved people initially purchased by Henry Johnson (and then purchased by John R. Thompson):

  • Thompson to Charles Stonestreet, S.J., April 9, 1852;
  • Thompson to Charles Lancaster, S.J., October 28, 1852;
  • Thompson to Lancaster, February 22, 1853;
  • John R. Thompson to C.C. Lancaster, February 4, 1854;
  • Thompson to Lancaster, February 14, 1859;
  • Thompson to Lancaster, June 29, 1858;
  • Thompson to Lancaster, December 31, 1858;
  • Lancaster to Thompson, January 27, 1859;
  • Lancaster to Thompson, February 16, 1859
**Former finding aid locations: 119_40_5; 112P2-112P3**

Materials on Slavery

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

John R. Thompson promises to build a "snug little chapel" for the enslaved community sold by the Maryland Jesuits, 1852 [GSA389]

Lancaster to Thompson, discusses mortgage payments in relation to the establishment of Loyola College, January 27, 1859

Dates

  • 1852 - 1859

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))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Multiple languages