Memos from Joseph Porter's Day Book, February 04, 1800

Item

Title

Memos from Joseph Porter's Day Book, February 04, 1800

Description

Varied memos and tasks from July-December 1800. There are numerous entries regarding select enslaved people, including:

Aug 7th- Dick to Mill with 25 Bush Corn for People & 1 1/2 for Porters use
Sept 10- Dick to Mill with 28 bush Corn for People 1 ½ for Porter’s use and 2 bshls wheat
Sept 22nd- Hetty went to E. Carney's
Oct 9- Prince & Merrit sett in to Ditch & Bank also began to tread wheat & cont 10th & 11th trod __ 25 bsh
Oct 13- Dick to Mill with 24 bsh corn for People & 1 ½ Porter's use
Oct 22- Peg come home from Vanwinkle’s at X Roads – Mr V being dead
Nov 19- Dick to Mill w 20 bshl corn & 1 for Porter's use
Dec 18- Enos to Mill w s7 bshl corn & 1 ½ for Porter
Dec 28- Wheat to Merrit, to the People at Whitehall, 3 to Abby, amongst other

The last page includes the note "My Father rec'd from me 80 Doll enclosed by Porter from Edwd Carney being the Price of Hetty sold him-
Memo my Father sent down Bill of Sale by Andrew Naudain"

The other side continues with additional memos for the plantation, not specified to Porter's daybook.

Identifier

19741

Type

text

Creator

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

Date Created

1800-02-04

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