Whitehall list of plantation tasks including the enslaved women's clothing measurements, undated
Item
- Title
- Whitehall list of plantation tasks including the enslaved women's clothing measurements, undated
- Description
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The beginning of the list includes farm tasks such as inspecting the smoke house and decide if any more cattle are to be sold. The last item in ink is a direction to decide the amount of linen needed for new clothing for the enslaved people, including the children.
The second page lists the amount of fabric needed for jackets and petticoats for the enslaved women. Those listed are Sylvia, Lucey [Lucy], Sarah, Nan, Jen, Tish, and the children Peg, Molly, Phin, Hannah, Sukey, Rachel(?), Grace, Dol, Stephen, and “3 little ones”. - Identifier
- 19753
- Type
- text
- Creator
- Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810 | Benjamin, Chew, 1758-1844
- Date Created
- undated
- 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
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