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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.
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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URL
https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/66