Settlement of Samuel Chew estate (1729-1753)

Item

Title

Settlement of Samuel Chew estate (1729-1753)

Description

Primarily consisting of account records, the most notable item in this subseries is a booklet containing the inventory of Mary Chew’s estate at the time of her death in 1747. In addition to describing in detail the clothing and household goods owned by Mary Chew, the inventory contains descriptions of the slaves held by the Chew family.

Identifier

19146

Creator

Chew, Samuel, 1693-1744 | Allen, William, 1704-1780

Date Created

1729-1753

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 2 | Folder 9

Spatial Coverage

Philadelphia (Pa.) | Baltimore (Md.)

Subject

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

Extent

22 pages

Rights

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers