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Chew Family Papers

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Chew Family Papers

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2050

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Chew Family Papers (2050). Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

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Correspondence from Samuel Chew (1693-1744) to Benjamin Chew (1722-1810), 174.\3

One letter mentions Whitehall
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) correspondence; miscellaneous outgoing, 1780-1801, undated

One letter mentions sending a letter and payment for shoes with his "Boy"
Unknown correspondent to Benjamin Chew (1722-1810), 1773-1787, undated

Mentions speaking with a servant
Letter from Benjamin Chew to Margaret Oswald Smyth, 10 August, 1786

Reference to estate management
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) accounts of Joseph Turner estate, 1783-1805

Accounts and correspondence. Mentions payment for servant hair cut, linen for clothing, doctor visits.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) correspondence to Edward Tilghman (1713-1785), 1772-1804, n.d.

Mentions Germantown
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) to Edward Tilghman (1713-1785) with responses, 1769-1772

One letter mentions tobacco and plantations, possibly regarding potential crop trade potential with England.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Accounts: Items removed from Delaware & Maryland bonds & mortgages book (folder 9), 1770-1809

Interesting material removed from bond book
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Accounts: Delaware & Maryland bonds & mortgages book - by name, with index, 1767-1809

Periodic reference to payments made to enslaved men.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) bonds and agreements: William Denny Bond, 1791-1799

Discusses taxes on Whitehall
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) bonds and agreements: Richard Bassett bond and related correspondence, 1788-1815

Contains some correspondence related tp the estate of Benjamin Chew
Items removed from Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Waste Book, 1783-1804, undated

Mentions other plantations rented - Wilton Plantation for example. May not reference enslaved people.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Waste Book, 1783-1794

Mentions other plantations rented - Wilton Plantation for example. May not reference enslaved people.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Accounts: Cash expended, 1777 - 1785

Possible reference to names of enslaved people and names of enslavers.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Accounts: Cash expended, 1787

Possible reference to names of enslaved people and names of enslavers.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Accounts: Cash expended, 1788

Possible reference to names of enslaved people and names of enslavers.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Accounts: Cash expended, 1789

Possible reference to names of enslaved people and names of enslavers.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Accounts: Cash expended, 1790

Possible reference to names of enslaved people and names of enslavers.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Accounts: Cash expended, 1791

Possible reference to names of enslaved people and names of enslavers.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Accounts: Cash expended, 1792

Possible reference to names of enslaved people and names of enslavers.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Accounts: Cash expended, 1793

Possible reference to names of enslaved people and names of enslavers.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Accounts: Cash expended, 1794

Possible reference to names of enslaved people and names of enslavers.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Accounts: Cash expended, 1795

Possible reference to names of enslaved people and names of enslavers.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Accounts: Cash expended, 1796

Possible reference to names of enslaved people and names of enslavers.
Benjamin Chew (1722-1810) Accounts: Cash expended, 1797

Possible reference to names of enslaved people and names of enslavers.