Whitehall memorandum accounting the enslaved women's clothing and the distribution of wheat, 1801-1802

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Whitehall memorandum accounting the enslaved women's clothing and the distribution of wheat, 1801-1802

Description

Multiple memos on the same document, spanning 1801-1802. This first page, dated 1801, primarily focuses on farm work and livestock. The second page, dated January 1802, begins with clothing measurements for petticoats and jackets for Sylvia, Sal, Tish & Lucey, Little Sal & Judy, and Sukey & Phin. The fabric is described as “21 yds blue cloth” from Crossroads.

In the section next to it is an account of the crop of wheat from 1800, taken from Porter on June 12, 1801:

▪ Used for his share – 2
▪ Let Merit [Merrit] have of Mr Chews – 2
▪ Gave yr black People of do [Mr. Chew's]– 4 ½
▪ Used of his share – 1
▪ Sold Comerford of [ditto] – 30
▪ Used on acct of his Share – 7
▪ Used at Mill on [ditto] – 1 ½
▪ Lent Vanwinkle on [ditto] – 2
▪ Lent Abby on [ditto] – 3
▪ Sent to Philade[lphia] – 900
▪ Sent to Mill for Harvest – 14
-[total] 1102
▪ Sold Tailings weight 55 ½ @ 15 for 60 to any to £13.3.72 – 19

The next page includes amounts of linen for clothing for the enslaved people. First are shirts for Abby, Sharper, Enos, Cato, Dick, Aaron, Jas Senior, Jas Jr, Yarm and Ben. Next are measurements for shifts for Silvia & Lucey [Lucy], Sarah, Sal Jr, Sukey, and Phin. Also listed are measurements for trowsers for the same men, and petticoats for the same women, plus Judith.

The last page mentions the hiring out of Sarah:

“…write to Mr Raymond about Calhouns Negro Jacob for the hire of Sarah & 2d who went to live with him in Dec 1795 at £3 p ann She has continued with him ever since – he effects to say that although free of late he was not absolutely liberated when he made his contract”.

Identifier

19754

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810

Date Created

1801-1802

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

4 pages

Language

eng

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers