Whitehall accounts settled by Overseer George Ford, April 16, 1793

Item

Title

Whitehall accounts settled by Overseer George Ford, April 16, 1793

Description

Account for Benjamin Chew of expenses and labor at Whitehall. Robert Denny is mentioned, as well as many names of "Negroes" under the harvest dated August 11, 1792. These individuals include Plato, Stephen, Jack, Toney, Jane, Noke, Lam, Nero, Merrit, and Sy, amongst others wth full names such as Rob Reeve, James Gallhorn, and John Green.

There is also a 3.13 pound credit for "mending Negro's shoes in the Winter 1791".

Identifier

19627

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810

Date Created

1793

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 773 | Folder 7

Spatial Coverage

Whitehall (De.)

Subject

Slavery--United States--History |Chew family

Extent

4 pages

Language

eng

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers