Slavery -- Maryland
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph P. Mobberly, SJ Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS24
Scope and Contents
The Joseph P. Mobberly, SJ Papers (1815-1827) consist of the remembrances, observations, and expositions of a Jesuit who worked principally as manager of St. Inigoes, a house and plantation in St. Mary’s County, and who taught at Georgetown College. Brother Mobberly wrote on a wide variety of topics: agricultural management, focusing particularly on the economic viability of enslaved labor and strategies for maximizing the production of wheat, corn, and other alternatives to tobacco...
Dates:
1815 - 1827
Tilghman Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-720803
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, financial records, daybooks, ledgers, clippings and photographs pertaining to the Tilghman family of Eastern Shore, Maryland. References to noted members of the family, including Colonel Richard Tilghman and Matthew Tilghman, occur among the records. Also contained in the papers is a journal kept by Stedman R. Tilghman, describing his travels through the West in 1843, including detailed accounts of American Indian culture and language.See the External Documents...
Dates:
1712 - 1843