This essay traces the life of Louisa Mahoney Mason and her family. Louisa Mahoney Mason was a member of the Maryland Jesuit enslaved community; she remained in Maryland after the 1838 sale. She and her children were the last people held in slavery by the Maryland Jesuits, emancipated in 1864.

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slave trade, georgetown: georgetown slavery archive - paul rochford, "louisa mahoney mason and her family", descendants of slaves, slave sales, slavery system

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