Agreement for the hiring out of enslaved boy Yarm, signed by Benjamin Chew, Jr., 1795
Item
- Title
- Agreement for the hiring out of enslaved boy Yarm, signed by Benjamin Chew, Jr., 1795
- Description
- Memorandum documenting the hiring of Yarm from Benjamin Chew, Jr. by Robert Denney for one year. The agreement states that Denny is required to provide "substantial and comfortable cloathing [sic] stockings & shoes and Provisions", and essentially that he be treated well. There is a later note at the bottom that states Denny extended the hire of Yarm until January 1799.
- Identifier
- 19621
- Type
- text
- Creator
- Chew, Benjamin, 1758-1844
- Date Created
- 1795-12-22
- Format
- manuscript
- Is Part Of
- Chew family papers (2050) | Box 772 | Folder 16
- Spatial Coverage
- Whitehall (De.)
- Subject
- Slavery--United States--History |Chew family
- Extent
- 2 pages
- Language
- eng
- Rights
- Rights assessment is your responsibility. This material is made available for noncommercial educational scholarly and/or charitable purposes. For other uses or for more information please contact The Historical Society of Pennsylvania?s Rights and Reproductions department at rnr@hsp.org.
- Item sets
- Chew Family Papers
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