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First page of a manifest of slaves shipped to Louisiana

The 1838 Jesuit slave sale took place on June 19, when the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus agreed to sell 272 slaves to two Louisiana planters for $115,000. This was the culmination of a long-running Jesuit debate over whether to keep, sell, or manumit their slaves. In 1836, the Jesuit Superior General, Jan Roothaan, authorized the sale on three conditions: the slaves must be permitted to practice their Catholic faith, families must not be separated, and the proceeds of the sale must only be used to support Jesuits in training. It soon became clear that the conditions had not been met; families were separated and most of the slaves were not permitted to carry on their faith. The Jesuits never received the full $115,000 and much of what they did was paid many years late. Only 206 of the 272 slaves were actually delivered. The sale prompted an outcry from Jesuits. Roothaan removed the provincial superior for disobeying orders and promoting scandal, exiling him to Nice for several years. (Full article...)

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Hi Ergo Sum and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:04, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Moved this blurb to the TFA nomination page. Ergo Sum 17:38, 16 April 2022 (UTC)