Subseries 2.1: Subject Files, 1633 - 1968

 

Subseries 2.1 is comprised of Subject Files related to the Province’s finances, dating from the seventeenth through twentieth centuries. These records were organized by the Provincial Procurator (treasurer) out of loose collections of financial correspondence, deeds and land surveys, invoices, receipts, statements, and contracts. The Subject Files subseries also contains many of the key legal and financial documents related to the Maryland Province’s sale of 272 enslaved individuals in 1838/ These documents include the census identifying the enslaved people who were sold and the mortgage agreements providing the terms of the sale.

Some materials in this subseries contain references to slavery, slaveholding, and enslaved individuals. Some materials in this subseries address the Province's 1838 sale of 272 enslaved individuals. Relevant folders are noted in the finding aid.

NOTE: Most materials dated 1900 and later have not been digitized. Materials dating 1900-1939 are available for research use at the Booth Family Center for Special Collections. All materials dated 1940 and later are restricted.

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  • Worcester-Holy Cross College 

    Jesuits. Maryland Province. Procurator; DigitalGeorgetown||Georgetown University Manuscripts, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C. (No Date)

  • New York and Canadian Missions 

    Jesuits. Maryland Province. Procurator; DigitalGeorgetown; Georgetown University Manuscripts, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C. (1871)

  • New Orleans 

    Jesuits. Maryland Province. Procurator; DigitalGeorgetown; Georgetown University Manuscripts, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C. (1891)

  • Missouri 

    Jesuits. Maryland Province. Procurator; DigitalGeorgetown; Georgetown University Manuscripts, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C. (1891)

  • Medical and Funeral Fund (2 of 2) 

    Jesuits. Maryland Province. Procurator; DigitalGeorgetown; Georgetown University Manuscripts, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C. (1896)

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