Indenture of enslaved man George to Lawrence Garrits, September 20, 1762
Item
- Title
- Indenture of enslaved man George to Lawrence Garrits, September 20, 1762
- Description
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Indenture of enslaved man George to Lawrence Garrits by Benjamin Chew, for 17 years. This legal document binds George to Lawrence and guarantees he will provide George with sufficient clothing, food, lodging, washing, etc and teach him the art of farming for the full term of 17 years.
Signed in the presence of John Chew and Alex Wilcocks.
African American people mentioned:
George - Identifier
- 18255
- Type
- text
- Creator
- Chew, Benjamin
- Date Created
- 9/20/1762
- Format
- manuscript
- Is Part Of
- Chew family papers (2050)
- Spatial Coverage
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
- Subject
- Slavery--United States--History |Chew family |Pennsylvania--History
- Extent
- 2 pages
- Language
- eng
- Rights
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- Item sets
- Chew Family Papers
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