1838, Watt Campbell, Mention (Inventory)
- Title
- 1838, Watt Campbell, Mention (Inventory)
- Description
- Watt (an enslaved man of 45 years of age rom St. Inigoes) was included on a list of 272 enslaved persons compiled by the Jesuits to plan for the sale that was executed in 1838. He was listed as the head of a family with his wife Teresa and 8 children under the age of 20. The family is indicated by a bracket in the margin. All family relationships are inferred. 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
- 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
- Watt Campbell
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Age
- 45
- Source Resource
- http://onthesegrounds.georgetown.domains/omeka/api/items/2252