1838 Jesuit slave sale
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On June 19, 1838, the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus agreed to sell 272 slaves to two Louisiana planters, Henry Johnson and Jesse Batey, for $115,000. This sale was the culmination of a contentious and long-running debate among the Maryland Jesuits over whether to keep, sell, or free their slaves, and whether to focus on their rural estates or on their growing urban missions, including their schools.
The Jesuits arguing in favor of a sale wanted to focus on their urban missions, including Georgetown College.
First page of the manifest of slaves carried aboard the Katherine Jackson to Louisiana
Thomas F. Mulledy was rebuked by many of his fellow Jesuits following the sale.
Frank Campbell (top) was sold by the Jesuits
Henry Johnson (Louisiana politician)
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Henry S. Johnson was an American attorney and politician who served as the fifth Governor of Louisiana (1824–1828). He also served as a United States representative and as a United States senator. He participated in the slave trade in the United States.
Henry Johnson (Louisiana politician)