Agreement of responsibilities with George Ford as Whitehall Overseer, December 16, 1788

Item

Title

Agreement of responsibilities with George Ford as Whitehall Overseer, December 16, 1788

Description

Agreement of responsibilities with George Ford as Whitehall Overseer, including management and maintenance of the farm and plantation, as well as the enslaved people of Whitehall. About half way down, the document declares that Ford willÿ"treat the Negroes onÿthe Farm committed to his Care will & tenderly keep TwoÿNegro Women when it shall be necessary to spin Linnen or Woollen yarn for all the Negro?s & attend particularly toÿthe providing for them good & sufficient Cloathing &ÿapparel, that he will in Time send for a physician to suchÿof them as may be ill & require assistance?.

Witnessed by Samuel Chew and Benjamin Chew, signed by George Ford.ÿ
There is also a note on the back stating that Ford has continued yearly on the same terms.

Identifier

19670

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810

Date Created

1788-12-16

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 773 | Folder 20

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