Memo for Benjamin Chew, Jr. respecting Business in Kent, July 1794

Item

Title

Memo for Benjamin Chew, Jr. respecting Business in Kent, July 1794

Description

Memo from Benjamin Chew to his son with a list of items to-do. In addition to business related tasks such as writing letters, the list includes "Tak[ing] measure for the negro's shoes at Whall". There is a note that looks to be in Chew, Jr's hand regarding the sale of an unidentified enslaved person, reading "A judg[men]t was obtained agt [?] Jas Smith for £50 or £60 the amt of a negro sold by ET [Edward Tilghman?]- this man has nothing to pay[,] his real Property being more than covered by a mortgage to Mrs. Banning."

There is also a sketch in pencil of what looks like land, but there are no notes.

Identifier

19725

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810 | Benjamin, Chew, 1758-1844

Date Created

1794

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 775 | Folder 3

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