Margaret Oswald Smyth to Dr. Thomas Parke (1789)

Item

Title

Margaret Oswald Smyth to Dr. Thomas Parke (1789)

Description

Two letters to Dr. Thomas Park regarding her role has executor of her late uncle Thomas Turner's estate. Both letters mention Whitehall and Wilton Plantations and her general finances, and the first mentions the hiring of arbitrators.  She also consistently refers to "Mr. Chew", presumably her brother-in-law, Benjamin Chew (1722-1810).

Identifier

19137

Creator

Chew, Margaret

Date Created

1789

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 44 | Folder 27

Spatial Coverage

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject

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

Extent

4 pages

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers