George Ford to Benjamin Chew regarding sickness and insolence amongst the enslaved people at Whitehall, November 06, 1797

Item

Title

George Ford to Benjamin Chew regarding sickness and insolence amongst the enslaved people at Whitehall, November 06, 1797

Description

Letter stating that "the people" are in "in bad want of ther shoes and linnen" [sic]. He specifically names Enos, Dick, Aaron and James, and that he bought shoes for them. Ford also notes fever in the town and sickness at Whitehall, including muliple hands were sick at the same time. He singles out Cato and then the workers as a whole, saying "he [Cato] has not done any work sence harvest The people were very endlent and sloughfull about ther work it has put us very backward in our besiness" [sic]. Ford lost one of his children from his sickness as well.

Identifier

19698

Type

text

Creator

Ford, George

Date Created

1797-11-06

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