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8.4 Carroll Family, 1714 - 1721

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents This subseries consists of a financial records book of James Carroll, a wealthy Catholic planter, merchant, and slave owner in Maryland. Known as the “James Carroll Daybook” - though not technically a daybook, as it is not arranged strictly chronologically - this folio-sized volume of nearly 300 pages is a record of the commercial accounts maintained by the innovative planter-merchant James Carroll, including financial transactions related to enslaved individuals. James Carroll...
Dates: 1714 - 1721

8.5 Fenwick Family, 1714 - 1865

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents This subseries contains papers related to the Fenwick family, prominent Catholic landholders and slave holders in St. Mary’s County, Charles County, and Georgetown. The Fenwicks were among the first Catholic settlers in Maryland. The materials reflect the Fenwick family’s financial activity from the early eighteenth century through the mid-1800s; there are also financial records pertaining to Georgetown College. Several Fenwicks entered the Society of Jesus; Benedict Joseph Fenwick, S.J....
Dates: 1714 - 1865

8.7 Neale Family, 1762 - 1800

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents This subseries contains an account book of the Neale family, one of the earliest Catholic families to settle in Maryland. In addition to their land ownership, they also owned enslaved people. Several Neales joined the Society of Jesus, with Francis Neale, S.J. and Leonard Neale, S.J. serving as acting president or president of Georgetown College.**Please note: the finding aid contains Scope and Contents notes for each folder. This folder-level description has been imported from...
Dates: 1762 - 1800

8.8 Sewall Family, 1762 - 1800

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents This subseries contains papers related to the estate of Nicholas Lewis Sewall, including account books, deeds to the family estate Mattapony, and the deed of sale for enslaved individuals. Nicholas Sewall was the father of two Jesuits (Charles, 1744-1806, who returned to Maryland after his education in Europe, and Nicholas, 1745-1834, who remained in England during and after the Suppression.**Please note: the finding aid contains Scope and Contents notes for each folder. This...
Dates: 1762 - 1800

Records Book ("James Carroll Daybook"), 1714 - 1721

 File — Box: OS23, Folder: 1
Identifier: 119_41_1; 119_OS1_1
Scope and Contents "James Carroll Daybook": a financial records book of planter, merchant, and slave owner James Carroll. This folio-sized volume of nearly 300 pages is a record of the commercial accounts maintained by Carroll. Among other transactions, this book records Carroll's purchase of enslaved people, the costs of the provisions for the enslaved people whom he owned, and accounts of the overseers he employed. Records Carroll's management of the sale of 105 Africans transported from Sierra Leone on the...
Dates: 1714 - 1721

Correspondence, Memoranda, and Other Writings (1 of 2), 1638 - 1766

 File — Box: 168, Folder: 5
Identifier: 119_57_1
Scope and Contents Contains excerpts from Fr. Generals letters 1638-45; note from Fr. Pennington requesting pills; fragment with B. Joseph Del'Vaux's autograph (1703?); memorandum from Peter Attwood to James Carroll requesting books Aug 1716; 3 pp. ordination of Rev. F. Mansell under autograph of George Thorold, SJ, concerning residence 6/8/1725; note from Joseph Marshall re indulgences 11/21/1727; AMs thoughts of George Hunter, SJ, including his reflections on the treatment of slaves ("Charity to Negroes")...
Dates: 1638 - 1766

Manual for Superiors, 1747 - 1779

 File — Box: 168, Folder: 12
Identifier: 119_3_15
Scope and Contents Pigskin manual by Superior of Maryland George Hunter (c. 1747-1779) containing faculties and privileges for Superiors of Maryland mission**Former finding aid locations: 119_3_15; 6.1** Materials on Slavery This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding.Abraham runs away, November 16, 1767 - In this journal entry from 1767, Rev. Ignatius Matthews recorded that on November 16, Abraham ran away from St....
Dates: 1747 - 1779

Memoranda Book (1 of 2) ("Old Records Book"), 1706 - 1815

 File — Box: 168, Folder: 13
Identifier: 119_3_8
Scope and Contents "Old Records Book" - memoranda book compiled by George Thorold, Peter Attwood, George Hunter Book consists of copies of letters and deeds as well as accounts. This includes rules and regulations for the mission, description of real estate, list of entrants and deaths of British province members. There is a list of enslaved children born at Port Tobacco between 1755-1777. Includes later, undated notes on the contents of the memoranda book.Children born into slavery at Port...
Dates: 1706 - 1815

Memoranda Book, Arnold Livers, S.J., 1734 - 1779

 File — Box: 169, Folder: 1
Identifier: 119_3_15
Scope and Contents Memoranda book: Almanac belonging to Arnold Livers, S.J. with his notes, including a list of enslaved people at St. Inigoes, c. 1760**Former finding aid locations: 119_3_15; 6 2.5** Materials on Slavery This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding.The back cover of an almanac owned by Fr. Arnold Livers lists twenty enslaved people who were probably part of the community at St. Inigoes. Three married...
Dates: 1734 - 1779

Memoranda Book, James Walton, S.J., 1765 - 1794

 File — Box: 169, Folder: 2
Identifier: 119_4_2; 119.1_74
Scope and Contents Memoranda book kept by James Walton (1736-1803) while he was stationed at Newtown (1765-June 1768); Frederick (June 1768-c. Jan. 1769); Newtown (1769-1784), where he served as superior between 1775 and 1784; after December 1785 until his death he served as superior of St. Inigoes. This bound volume is partially a record of his pastoral work at each station and ledger book for the farms managed by him. Throughout the records, Walton records his activities among the enslaved of St. Mary's...
Dates: 1765 - 1794

Memoranda Book Transcription, James Walton, S.J., undated

 File — Box: 169, Folder: 3
Identifier: 119_4_3
Scope and Contents Typescript transcription of memoranda book kept by James Walton, S.J.**Former finding aid locations: 119_4_3; 6.3** Materials on Slavery This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding.Transcription: Baptism in St. Mary's County, Md. 1766-1794, recorded by Rev. James Walton SJ - a record of baptisms in St. Mary's County, Md., performed by Fr.. James Walton SJ, from 1766 to 1794. The record includes many...
Dates: undated

Sacramental Register, Joseph Mosley, S.J., 1760 - 1802

 File — Box: 170, Folder: 1
Identifier: 119.1_74_1
Scope and Contents Sacramental register:Baptismal records of St. Joseph's and St. Mary's County (1760-1799), transcript of Marriage Registers (1763-1802) of Joseph Mosley, S.J., and John Bolton, S.J., as well as a list of Eastern Shore converts to Catholicism. Included in these records are several entries pertaining to enslaved individuals; invitation to the Bicentennial celebration; 1964 Appointment Calendar picture of St. Peter's near Queenstown, Maryland.**Former finding aid...
Dates: 1760 - 1802

Sacramental Register Transcription, Joseph Mosley, S.J., undated

 File — Box: 170, Folder: 2
Identifier: 119_4_6; 119_31_4
Scope and Contents Transcription of Joseph Mosley, S.J.'s sacramental register by Robert Parsons, S.J.**Former finding aid locations: 119_4_6; 119_31_4; 6.4** Materials on Slavery This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding.Transcription of Rev. Joseph Mosley's record of baptisms in St. Joseph's and St. Mary's County, 1760-1799 - record of baptisms from 1760-1799 performed by Rev. Joseph Mosley SJ in St. Joseph's and...
Dates: undated

Governance (2 of 6), 1786 - 1911

 File — Box: 172, Folder: 7
Identifier: 119_2_6
Scope and Contents Items of interest include: Proceedings of the General Chapter for 1786 [proceedings re: procedure, particular resolves, debts, general resolves, institution of a school, etc., (synopsis provided)]; Circular letter (Mar. 25, 1789) concerns a memorial to be sent to the Pope representing the Church in the United States and petitions that a diocesan bishop be selected by the American clergy; Letter (1786-1787) pertains to the last Chapter and discusses the form of government, bishop, relation of...
Dates: 1786 - 1911

3. Records of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, 1694-1956

 Series
Scope and Contents Series 3, the Records of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen, documents the activity of the legal entity established in 1792 to protect Jesuit property interests in the Maryland region. The series includes minutes proceedings, by-laws, and Trustee lists from the meetings of the Corporation (1793-1956); legislative acts, property transfers, power of attorney documents, some Trustee correspondence, and the charter establishing the CRCC (1789-1918); and the wills of both Jesuits and...
Dates: 1694-1956

3.1 Minutes and Proceedings, 1793 - 1956

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents Subseries 3.1, Minutes and Proceedings, contains the records of meetings held by the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen (CRCC), and dates from 1793 to 1956. Materials record decisions about the transfer of assets, the election of Board members, and changes in by-laws. These records also document actual and potential sales of enslaved people held by the Province. Between 1793 and 1820, the CRCC continually deliberated the need to reduce the number of enslaved laborers on the...
Dates: 1793 - 1956

3.2 Legal Documents, 1789 - 1918

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents Subseries 3.2 contains legal documents created or retained by the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen (CRCC), the legal entity established in 1792 that protected Jesuit property interests. The correspondence in this subseries concerns property titles, transfers, and legislation, including the transfer of Maryland Mission properties by Fathers James Walton and Robert Molyneux (1794) and the possibility of manumitting enslaved people at Bohemia (letter to Francis Neale, S.J.,...
Dates: 1789 - 1918

3.4 Non-Jesuit Wills, 1694 - 1917

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents The charter granted to the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen authorized it to accept gifts and donations from people outside of the Jesuit community. This series contains wills, related documents, and correspondence pertaining to such bequests, including bequests from members of prominent Catholic families such as the Carrolls, Fenwicks, Sewalls, and Duvalls. Particularly relevant is a copy of James Carroll’s 1728 will, which conferred the White Marsh plantation and to the Maryland...
Dates: 1694 - 1917

Minutes and Proceedings, Membership Meetings (2 of 2), 1795 - 1899

 File — Box: 95, Folder: 3
Identifier: 119_23_10
Scope and Contents This folder consists of the proceedings [minutes (1814-1909)] of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen (Vol. 2).Includes discussion of the sale of enslaved people owned by the Jesuits.**Former finding aid locations: 119_24_2; Materials on Slavery This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding."Bohemia affairs": Proceedings of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergy, Oct. 9, 1799...
Dates: 1795 - 1899

Minutes and Proceedings, Trustees' Meetings (1 of 2), 1793 - 1813

 File — Box: 96, Folder: 1
Identifier: 119_24_1; 119_24_4
Scope and Contents This folder consists of proceedings [minutes, 1793-1813] of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen [Vol. 1], as well as a transcript that was copied for Georgetown College.At several meetings, the possible sale and manumission of enslaved people is discussed.**Former finding aid locations: 119_24_1; 119_24_4; 91.1; 91.4** Materials on Slavery This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding....
Dates: 1793 - 1813