[27], The articles of agreement listed each of the slaves being sold by name. Upon receipt of these 51, Johnson and Batey were to pay the first $25,000. Through the project, genealogists have discovered 8,425 descendants of enslaved people sold in 1838. Other industries made loads of money indirectly. [27] The agreement provided that 51 slaves would be sent to the port of Alexandria, Virginia in order to be shipped to Louisiana. [32] An unknown number of slaves may also have run away and escaped transportation. [50], In 1981, historian Robert Emmett Curran presented at academic conferences a comprehensive research into the Maryland Jesuits' participation in slavery, and published this research in 1983. The condition of slaves on the plantations varied over time, as did the condition of the Jesuits living with them. A Reflection for Saturday of the First Week of Lent, by Christopher Parker. The next year, Pope Gregory XVI explicitly barred Catholics from engaging in this traffic in Blacks no matter what pretext or excuse.. Continue scrolling down for more amazing information, videos, books and value items. Meanwhile, Georgetowns working group has been weighing whether the university should apologize for profiting from slave labor, create a memorial to those enslaved and provide scholarships for their descendants, among other possibilities, said Dr. Rothman, the historian. Unknown because that portion of history is so like anything that reflects on the horrors of slavery preempted from our history. Continue to scroll for fascinating Videos and Books to enhance your learning experience. if you are trying to comment, you must log in or set up a new account. [40] The remaining $17,000, equivalent to approximately $440,000 in 2021,[25] was used to offset part of Georgetown College's $30,000 of debt that had accrued during the construction of buildings during Mulledy's prior presidency of the college. . In letters written to Jesuit superiors in Maryland, one priest who accidentally crossed paths with the slaves in Louisiana after the sale bemoaned the fact that the slaves couldnt practice Catholicism.. [50] Curran also published Georgetown University's official, bicentennial history in 1993, in which he wrote about the university's and Jesuits' relationship with slavery. Key then transferred this property to John R. Thompson. The hope was to eventually identify the slaves descendants. A photograph of Frank Campbell, one of 272 slaves sold to keep Georgetown University afloat, was found in a scrapbook at Nicholls State University in Louisiana. The university created the liturgy in partnership with members of the descendant community, the Archdiocese of Washington and the Society of Jesus in the United States. New website shows genealogy of descendants of slaves sold to benefit