"Negro Wenches Hired Out from Whitehall", 1786

Item

Title

"Negro Wenches Hired Out from Whitehall", 1786

Description

Handwritten note by Benjamin Chew. He identifies enslaved woman Peg as being hired out to William Denny, Sarah to William Cohoun, Rachel to John Gilbert, and Tish to James Numbers. Does not specify what labor they were hired for.

Identifier

19656

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810

Date Created

1786

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