Note with instructions for multiple enslaved people at Whitehall, undated

Item

Title

Note with instructions for multiple enslaved people at Whitehall, undated

Description

Undated note possibly in Benjamin Chew, Jr's hand, addressing the fates of numerous enslaved women and their children:

"When at Dover enquire for Priscilla and her Children with whom they live & c – her Daughter Lucey [Lucy] is between 18 & 19 years old and may be hired out – Enquire the ages of George her Son and of Beck her Daughter and any other Children she may have and write to me”

“The Daughter of little Rachel named Het may be hired out – or I would sell her & her Mother for a Term of years”

 “I would also sell Judith & her Daughter Abithah”

“Jacob who lives near McCalhouns owes £3 – p year for his Wife ever since Dec 1795 – so that three years were in arrear Dec 1798 See if the Money can be got of him”

The second half of the note discusses hams and other meat.

Identifier

19748

Type

text

Creator

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

Date Created

unknown

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 775 | Folder 5

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