Account book for Frisby Meadows and personal finances belonging to Benjamin Chew, Jr., 1810-1811

Item

Title

Account book for Frisby Meadows and personal finances belonging to Benjamin Chew, Jr., 1810-1811

Description

A small account book for both Frisby Meadows and Benjamin Chew, Jr.'s personal finances, dating from 1810-1811 and reading "B. Chew; 112 Spruce Street" on the cover. Entries focus on the plantation, such as notes & records regarding crops, livestock, and sundry work, but also include personal matters such as his father's estate. One of the most notable entries describes "Dr. Scanlan's return of black people made to me" (slaves from Frisby Meadows), found on page 4. Among those returned to Chew, there was a boy recorded as "Perre," though Chew could not find record anywhere that a "'Perre' has been sold or disposed of." It seems that they concluded the child was mistaken for another 5 year old boy named Jonathan, but it is not entirely clear. The following page features what seems to be a list of slaves hired out, to whom, and for how much.

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Benjamin, 1758-1844

Date Created

1810-1811

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 77 | Folder 43

Spatial Coverage

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject

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

Extent

25 pages

Language

eng

Rights

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers