Estate of Samuel Chew-- a collection of documents with details on the sale of Samuel Chew's enslaved people from three Cecil County plantations

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Title

Estate of Samuel Chew-- a collection of documents with details on the sale of Samuel Chew's enslaved people from three Cecil County plantations

Description

This folder primarily focuses on the sales of Samuel Chew's enslaved people, including multiple lists of the sales of slaves from Chew's plantations of Cecil County, including Frisby Meadows, Rich Neck, and Great Plantation. One document records the slaves by name, who they were sold to, and the price. There is a short letter from George W. Thomas to Benjamin Chew expressing that he would like to purchase "a few for his own use." There is a second document of the three Cecil County plantations, listing the slaves, their ages, who bought them, and their price, in some cases infants given to their mothers, wives reunited with husbands, slaves exchanged, or not sold. Another "extract from the inventory of S. Chew's estate relating to the negroes and stock on the different plantations...also the appraisal of each"- lists slaves and horses. There is also a letter from James Scanlan to Benjamin Chew, Jr., confirming Benjamin's request for a "list of the negroes and to whom sold." The folder also contains a list of slaves sold, including their ages, price, and to whom, from one of Benjamin Chew's plantations.

Identifier

19212

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Samuel, 1737-1809

Date Created

1792-1812

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 60 | Folder 10

Spatial Coverage

Maryland

Subject

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

Extent

39 pages

Language

eng

Rights

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers