Account of Whitehall Overseer Joseph Porter with Benjamin Chew, December 1799

Item

Title

Account of Whitehall Overseer Joseph Porter with Benjamin Chew, December 1799

Description

An account for Whitehall expenses with many payments to enslaved or potentially enslaved people. One of the first entries is payments to Negro Tom for 3 barkets (sp?), payments to Merrit and Prince (noting one man sick), payment to Naudain for "red coating for black child", money to James Hill for a "coffin for man" and another payment to him for making a "coffin for Old Lemon". Payments for molasses and vinegar for Aaron, and cash received from John Gibbs by "negro at door". Payment of one gallon of whiskey to Nodine for mowing, and other payments to him and Enos in foodstuffs and cash.

Identifier

19631

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810

Date Created

1799

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 773 | Folder 10

Spatial Coverage

Whitehall (De.)

Subject

Slavery--United States--History |Chew family

Extent

4 pages

Language

eng

Rights

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers