1838, Margaret, Mention (Inventory)

Title: 1838, Margaret, Mention (Inventory)
Description: Margaret (an enslaved woman, between the ages of 20 and 50, from St. Thomas Manor) was included on a list of 272 enslaved persons compiled by the Jesuits to plan for the sale that was executed in 1838. A note indicates that she had a daughter between the ages of 1 and 7. Each person is listed in this census with their ages and other information that determined their value as property. Between 1837 and 1838, the Jesuits also noted events that affected the availability of several individuals for the sale. The Jesuits organized this list by plantations: people were listed with others who worked at the same site and thereunder with family members who also worked at those sites.
Event Type: Mention: Inventory
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1837 – 1838
Date Certainty: Approximate; Inferred
Location: St. Thomas Manor (Port Tobacco, Maryland); Charles County, Maryland
Source: Archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus (GTM-000119), box OS1, folder 14, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Georgetown University; GSA 63, "Census of people to be sold in 1838," Georgetown Slavery Archive
Primary Participant: Margaret
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen
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1838, Unnamed enslaved girl, Mention (Inventory)