Benjamin Chew, Jr. minutes of sundry matters at Whitehall, June 1790

Item

Title

Benjamin Chew, Jr. minutes of sundry matters at Whitehall, June 1790

Description

The first line of the first page, dated June 20th, 1790, in Benjamin Chew, Jr's hand: 
BC gave an order to M Weeks on W Calhoun for £10 in pd Hire of Sarah dated May 18 1789 being Bal due for 3 yrs Hire on which Weeks recd £3.18

The second line refers to sundry issues, including damaged wheat sold in Philadelphia, and the third references the hire of Tish:
"He has recd by his own acc of Numbers hire of Tish £6 of Tho Jouer (sp?) __? of Sal - 4-"

The other side focuses on the harvest, including the hire of three additional hands.

Identifier

19746

Type

text

Creator

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

Date Created

1790

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