1838, Nelly Hawkins Adamy, Freedom Status Transaction

Title

1838, Nelly Hawkins Adamy, Freedom Status Transaction

Description

Nelly (an enslaved woman of 38 years from White Marsh) was included on a list of 272 enslaved persons compiled by the Jesuits to plan for the sale that was executed in 1838. The Jesuits noted that she was "married off," indicating the likelihood that she was one of several people transferred or sold to local enslavers to prevent the separation of married couples. Each person is listed 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

Freedom status transaction

Action Status

Completed

Date

1837 – 1838

Date Certainty

Approximate

Inferred

Location

White Marsh (Bowie, Maryland)

Prince George's 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

Nelly Hawkins Adams

Freedom Status

Enslaved

Enslaver

Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen

Age

38

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