Memorandum for Whitehall, including the hire, clothing, and feeding of enslaved people, April 15, 1800

Item

Title

Memorandum for Whitehall, including the hire, clothing, and feeding of enslaved people, April 15, 1800

Description

Memo primarily regarding the enslaved people of Whitehall, beginning with the bushels of wheat taken to the mill. Wheat is listed as given to Sharper, Jem, Young Jem, "Black People", and others.

In the list of items to-do is a line regarding the hire of Molly: "Enquire of Porter if he had fixed John Raymond the hire of Molly for the last of and year before." The last item on this list reads "Qu(?) of Mr Raymond if he can get nothing (?) from Negro Jacob"

This list also references Creppen hiring 2 boys, and states that he sent down 12 yards of linen for men's cloathing. The line for March 7th seems to be referring to feeding the enslaved people, reading "began upon Big Meat for People- at the rate of 11  & 12 ___?, 90 Hams 8 Shoulders & 8 Jowls."

Identifier

19742

Type

text

Creator

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

Date Created

1800-04-15

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