Slavery, Payment Correspondence Related to 1838 Sale (2 of 3), 1852 - 1859
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
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
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu