Property Sales – Inventories of Samuel Chew's estate, 1809

Item

Title

Property Sales – Inventories of Samuel Chew's estate, 1809

Description

Inventories taken shortly after Samuel Chew's death, notices of property sales, lists of items sold, and lists of buyers and their payment schedules provide a detailed record of his material possessions. Many of these documents list slaves from the family's Maryland farms (Swan Point, the Great Plantation, Frisby’s Meadows, Veazey Farm) along with their monetary values, notes indicating those who were considered less valuable due to age or other infirmity, and names of spouse, children, and/or other family members. The official inventories of the estate also list provisions sent for use of the slaves, such as bacon, blankets, livestock, and other essentials. A separate file contains records of slaves sold and their buyers, provisions made for aged slaves, and other notes.

Identifier

19157

Creator

Chew, Samuel, 1737-1809 | Chew, Benjamin, 1758-1844

Date Created

1812

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 60 | Folder 7

Spatial Coverage

Maryland (Md.)

Subject

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

Extent

50 pages

Rights

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers