George Ford to Benjamin Chew on hiring out of enslaved girl, September 29, 1789

Item

Title

George Ford to Benjamin Chew on hiring out of enslaved girl, September 29, 1789

Description

Letter on the hire of Priscilla's 9 or 10 year old daughter to Mr. Cohoon. Cohoon is asking for confirmation on how long he can "keep hir" [sic].

Identifier

19686

Type

text

Creator

Ford, George

Date Created

1789-06-29

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 774 | Folder 1

Spatial Coverage

Whitehall (De.)

Subject

Slavery--United States--History |Chew family

Extent

2 pages

Language

eng

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers