1838 Jesuit slave sale
Start date: June 19, 1838
Date: June 19, 1838 (first agreement); November 1838 (delivery)
Location: Ascension Parish and Cecil County
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In June 1838, Fr. Thomas Mulledy agreed to sell 272 men, women, and children to Henry Johnson and Jesse Beatty of Louisiana. The articles of agreement ...
Jul 10, 2023 · This slave sale in 1838 that saved Georgetown tore apart scores of families. And so I wanted to tell the story of one of those families. And ...