Small booklet within Cliveden household account book with slaves' names and household goods, 1798

Item

Title

Small booklet within Cliveden household account book with slaves' names and household goods, 1798

Description

An informal, small collection of folded paper within this household account book lists many of the Chew family's enslaved people. All pages feature a vertical line, essentially crossing out the information. Many lines read a date then "to Mrs. C." and the slave's name and a number after them. For instance, "Nov 8th to Mrs. C for Phillis 37/6". There are also lines for mutton, lamb, stamps, pepper, oysters, and other household goods, as well as indication of which individual may gone to purchase then. One line on the second page suggests that Phillis was lent out to someone, but the script after is illegible. The last page lists the road tax at Cliveden.

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Benjamin, 1758-1844

Date Created

1798

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 77 | Folder 41

Spatial Coverage

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject

Slavery--United States--History |Chew family

Extent

9 pages

Language

eng

Rights

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers