Notes from James Raymond on enslaved people of Whitehall, January 07, 1804

Item

Title

Notes from James Raymond on enslaved people of Whitehall, January 07, 1804

Description

List of notes from James Raymond mentioning Letitia, Merrit, Molly, Judith, Rachel regarding labor, hiring out, and Prince and Sam Calhoun's payments for their wives: 

Front:
In May 1802 Porter sold to Sam Calhoun the time of Latitia his Wife for ($70 written above) £33.15. of wch $30 was to be pd in hand 30 Dols in May 1803 & $30 in May 1804 -----------£30.15.10 of which Porter recd & aced for in hir acct settled 11 Jany 1803 --£9.7.6
in May 1803 Porter recd of Sam --- 1.07.6

Porter is to be charged with $12 the amt of a Note he took in his name from Thos Lee at Dover & dealt out a part of it In settling with Meritt [Merrit] for Ditching &c remember to charge him with $14 for a cow & calf sold him & Noke - and also with 2 bsh Wheat deld him before June 1801 @ 15/bsh

Charge John Raymond with the hire of Molly from 1 Jany 1799 to 1801 – 2 years @£3 per an & from 1801 to 1 Jany 1803 – 2 years @ £4.10.0-

Geo Graves was to pay £30 for his with Judith

Black Prince was to pay £35 for his wife Rachel

Memo Charge Negro Merit with 37/6 I let him have when he was in Philade[lphia]

George Graves gave an Assessment of Judgmt as Acctt wh was settled in favor of Negro Merit for £5.15.3 – he also worked at WHall one Harvest 5 days @ 7/6 .17/6 NB both Negro Lucey [not sure who/which Negro Lucy] are now to go w the hire of his Wife Judith as he has now given her up

Back:
Mr Kennard took away Beck the Daughter of Priscilla from Mr. Gibbs at Dover to whom she had been hired by the year at $8 p ann on the 9 Mar 1803 – her time wd have been up the 4th May following – Gibbs pd Porter 50/ and deducted yr ending 10/

Identifier

19752

Type

text

Creator

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

Date Created

1804-01-07

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

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers