Memoranda Respecting Servants
Washington, DC
(1833 - 1847)
One document preservation binder housing 6 manuscript sheets, size 6.25” x 7.50”.
Contents:
Written in diary form and titled Memoranda Respecting Servants Washington, D.C., this log records the service of servants
(both slave and free) who worked in an unknown Washington, DC household between 1833 and 1847.
Pages have been removed (torn) from their original bound format.
Details include purpose for which individual was retained, fees paid, as well as some personal details regarding servants and their
reasons for dismissal.
Provenance:
No accession record is extant for this item. Based upon a search of the 1834 and 1843 city directories, none of the non-servant names
could be ascertained as living in Georgetown. The first entry dated May 2, 1833 reads, ’Removed to a frame house on D Street between
6th and 7th belonging to C.W. Boteler,” and the second entry, dated June 22, 1833 reads, ’Removed to a two-story brick house
on F Street, corner of 6th belonging to E. Fitzgerald, U.S. Navy.” It could be inferred that the writer was residing at these locations.
Page 7 is watermarked:
R DO...
PHEN
Page 8 is watermarked:
...ALDSON
...X MILL
(Research has revealed that this paper was manufactured by
Robert Donaldson, Phenix Mill, Hanover Township, Morris County, NJ.
Active circa: 1820-1840)
Manuscript Location:
Temporarily unavailable due to April 30, 2007 fire at the Georgetown Branch Library.
Index:
(Page numbers refer to penciled notations added to upper right corner of each page)
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