Letter from Margaret Oswald Smyth to George Campbell, July 29, 1793
Item
- Title
- Letter from Margaret Oswald Smyth to George Campbell, July 29, 1793
- Description
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Includes reference to enslaved persons named Andover and Hampshire as well as reference to Margaret covering the costs of clothing and maintenance. Margaret was under increasing financial pressure after inheriting Joseph Turner's estate, which she could not afford to upkeep on her own.
African American people mentioned:
Andover & Hampshire - Identifier
- 18302
- Type
- text
- Creator
- Oswald Smyth, Margaret
- Date Created
- 7/29/1793
- Format
- manuscript
- Is Part Of
- Chew family papers (2050)
- Spatial Coverage
- Philadelphia (Pa.)
- Subject
- Chew family |Pennsylvania--History
- Extent
- 2 pages
- Language
- eng
- Rights
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- Item sets
- Chew Family Papers
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