Letter from Joseph, an enslaved man, to Benjamin Chew, December 5th, 1804
Item
- Title
- Letter from Joseph, an enslaved man, to Benjamin Chew, December 5th, 1804
- Description
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A very personal letter from Joseph, an enslaved man, concerning the sale of his wife (unnamed) to Mr. Holmsworth in Baltimore. Joseph requests of Benjamin Chew to be sent to work or sold out to Baltimore to be closer to his wife.
African American people mentioned:
Joseph & Joseph's wife - Identifier
- 18270
- Type
- text
- Creator
- Joseph
- Date Created
- 12/5/1804
- Format
- manuscript
- Is Part Of
- Chew family papers (2050)
- Spatial Coverage
- Smyrna (De)
- 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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