Miscellaneous receipts for Samuel Chew's plantations, 1782-1807, n.d.

Item

Title

Miscellaneous receipts for Samuel Chew's plantations, 1782-1807, n.d.

Description

Receipts for James Scanlan and James Berry who helped manage plantations for Samuel Chew, as well as other miscellaneous receipts for Samuel's properties. One of the first documents is a small receipt for James Scanlan for $2 for the repair of ploughs at Great Plantation. Another is a bill for James Berry from someone named "Stepney Congo" for services such as carrying his cart and horses over the ferry and once "[his] boy and horse". There is also a document of accounting from Owen Crow, listing expenses for rent at one of Samuel Chew's Cecil plantations dated May 20, 1795. Expenses include barrels of corn, payment to himself, sundry work such as glazing windows and making nails, and a midwife's services.

Identifier

19143

Creator

Chew, Samuel, 1737-1809

Date Created

1782-1807

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 48 | Folder 42

Spatial Coverage

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject

Slavery--United States--History |Chew family |Plantations--Maryland

Extent

26 pages

Rights

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers