Memo at Whitehall, July 29 & 30, 1799
Item
- Title
- Memo at Whitehall, July 29 & 30, 1799
- Description
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The first section breaks down the hands and stock at Whitehall, under January 1st:
10 Men
6 women
11 Children
6 horses
6 mules
95 head of Out cattle
21 yearlings
1 early Calf
1 Boar
8 Breeding Sows
59 small Hogs
24 young pigs
46 Head Sheep
The rest of the memorandum focuses on clothing and fabric, including measurements of the enslaved people and number of shirts, shifts, blankets, and various petticoats and jackets. - Identifier
- 19739
- Type
- text
- Creator
- Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810 | Benjamin, Chew, 1758-1844
- Date Created
- 1799
- 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
- 4 pages
- Language
- eng
- Rights
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- Item sets
- Chew Family Papers
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