Power of Attorney Humphrey Wallis to Benjamin Chew re: slave Frank (Will); fees related, 1750

Item

Title

Power of Attorney Humphrey Wallis to Benjamin Chew re: slave Frank (Will); fees related, 1750

Description

Notes from Humphrey Wallis regarding an enslaved man named Frank (or Will) in a Dover jail, accused of burglary and theft. Frank was an escaped slave, who after being captured and jailed, escaped jail as well. Benjamin Chew is granted power of attorney from Wallis, a Virginia-based agent of a London merchant, to barter of sell Frank as he sees fit.

African American people mentioned:
Frank [alias Will]

Identifier

18280

Type

text

Creator

Wallis, Humphrey

Date Created

1750

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050)

Spatial Coverage

Dover (Pa.)

Subject

Slavery--United States--History |Chew family |Pennsylvania--History

Extent

6 pages

Language

eng

Rights

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers