George Ford to Benjamin Chew after attack by enslaved people, August 20, 1795

Item

Title

George Ford to Benjamin Chew after attack by enslaved people, August 20, 1795

Description

Letter asking Benjamin Chew to come down because Ford was attacked and threatened by the enslaved workers . Ford states that the he is "in danger of my life being taken by the neagores. Last Thusday evinine I was beatin by clobs tell I was as blody as a bucher with severel bad wonds so that I am hardly able to go about to see any things" [sic].

Ford asks Chew to correct them to give him satisfaction for "ther abuse I recived" [sic].

Identifier

19692

Type

text

Creator

Ford, George

Date Created

1795-08-20

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 774 | Folder 2

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