Detailed account for tailor work done for enslaved at Whitehall, 1788

Item

Title

Detailed account for tailor work done for enslaved at Whitehall, 1788

Description

Detailed account received for Benjamin "Jew" [sic] for "Work Done for his Negroes By Henry Hoffecker. Signed by Hoffecker to confirm payment.

Includes a pair of breeches for "his Negroe Dick", breeches for Negro Jake, nine upper jackets and nine pairs of breeches "for the Negroes" and lists Ben, Sharper, Cato, Enos, James, Dick, Lemon, Absalom, and Jake. Ben and Sharper have an "X" after their names, like a signature.

Identifier

19655

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810

Date Created

1788

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 773 | Folder 14

Spatial Coverage

Whitehall (De.)

Subject

Slavery--United States--History |Chew family

Extent

2 pages

Language

eng

Rights

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers