"We are in the dark as long as we keep slaves": Br. Joseph Mobberly, S.J. calculates the cost savings from emancipation, February 5, 1815

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Title

"We are in the dark as long as we keep slaves": Br. Joseph Mobberly, S.J. calculates the cost savings from emancipation, February 5, 1815

Subject

Slaves--emancipation; Jesuit Missions-19th Century; Catholic Clergy-Correspondence

Description

In this letter to Georgetown President Giovanni Grassi S.J,, Brother Joseph Mobberly, S.J. urges that the Jesuits' enslaved people be sold for a time or set free. Most of the letter is devoted to calculating the cost advantage of hiring free white workers over using enslaved labor. "We are in the dark as long as we keep slaves," Mobberly wrote.

This is a valuable document for understanding the economics behind the Jesuits' desire to shift from enslaved to free labor.

Creator

Maryland Province Archives

Source

Maryland Province Archives, Box 58, Folder 6, Special Collections, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University.

Publisher

Georgetown Slavery Archive

Date

1815-02-05

Contributor

Adam Rothman, Tom Foley

Rights

Georgetown University Library

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Manuscript letter

Identifier

GSA58

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