Transcription, “Exhortatio ad Nigros Servos” , undated

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Transcription, Exhortatio ad Nigros Servos

Scope and Contents

Contains a transcription of the “Exhortatio ad Nigros Servos” (“An exhortation to black slaves”). This undated, typed transcription also contains several notes identifying the place, date, and community addressed in the “Exhortatio,” and suggests that its author was Anthony Kohlmann, S.J. There are also photocopies of the collection’s previous card catalog record, which suggests that the author was Paul Kohlmann, S.J.

Materials on Slavery

This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding.

Dates

undated

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Material is mostly in Latin, with some English and German. The “Exhortatio ad nigros servos” is in English.

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