Account of Whitehall Overseer Joseph Porter with Benjamin Chew, 1804

Item

Title

Account of Whitehall Overseer Joseph Porter with Benjamin Chew, 1804

Description

Begins with another cash received for the purchase by "Negro Sam Calhoun" for his wife, for a total of $90 in three payments of $30. The second line is payment from John Gibbs at Dover for the hire of "Negro Beck". There is also payment from Dover for the hiring of Lucey [Lucy] in 1801. Towards the end is a payment for a doctor for Aaron "for curing him some time ago", and payment to Sarah Porter (Joseph's wife) for "sundry Taylor's [tailor] work making Negroe's cloaths".

Identifier

5997

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Benjamin, 1722-1810

Date Created

1804

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 773 | Folder 10

Spatial Coverage

Whitehall (De.)

Subject

Slavery--United States--History |Chew family

Extent

4 pages

Language

eng

Rights

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers