Note referencing purchase of coffin by Benjamin Chew for Joseph Turner estate, 1788

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Title
Note referencing purchase of coffin by Benjamin Chew for Joseph Turner estate, 1788
Description
Small note referring to the purchase of a poplar coffin from Jesse Williams for 1.15 pounds. The coffin was paid for by Benjamin Chew, Jr. for a man or boy named Hampshire, formerly a slave on the Joseph Turner estate.
Type
text
Creator
Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810
Date Created
1788
Format
manuscript
Is Part Of
Chew family papers (2050) | Box 77 | Folder 27
Spatial Coverage
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Subject
Slavery--United States--History |Chew family
Extent
2 pages
Language
eng
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Item sets
Chew Family Papers

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