Notes of farm work by enslaved people at Whitehall, 1797

Item

Title

Notes of farm work by enslaved people at Whitehall, 1797

Description

Notes of farm work by enslaved people including Lemon, James, Sharper, Absolom, Cato, Enos, Dick, Aaron and Bill, potentially in George Ford's hand. The list of tasks accompanied by various unspecifed numbers reads:

“Lemon to feed the hogs in the year 1797

James to feed Sheep 24

Sharper days Jenuary 1 tel 166

Absolem Jan 16 tel 20

Cato 51

Enis

dick to feed the Cattle 2

Aron to feed the horsses

James & bill to feed yearlens 222”

Identifier

19755

Type

text

Creator

Ford, George

Date Created

1797

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