Whitehall Account- cash paid & received, 1789-1797

Item

Title

Whitehall Account- cash paid & received, 1789-1797

Description

Cash paid and received at Whitehall for labor, goods, and services for both free and enslaved people. Payments to Noke, Yarm, and Merrit for harvest, cutting wood, ditching, and mowing marsh hay. There is also a payment in Chew's handwriting to Jacob Hill for shoes for Sharper, and an entry to "articles bought for sick people" and a quart of brandy for Cato.

Identifier

19647

Type

text

Creator

Ford, George | Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810

Date Created

1789-1797

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 773 | Folder 13

Spatial Coverage

Whitehall (De.)

Subject

Slavery--United States--History |Chew family

Extent

10 pages

Language

eng

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers