Benjamin Chew, Jr. to George Ford discussing provisions for enslaved people during Harvest, June 13, 1795

Item

Title

Benjamin Chew, Jr. to George Ford discussing provisions for enslaved people during Harvest, June 13, 1795

Description

Very detailed directions from Chew, Jr. to Ford regarding provisions for the Whitehall Harvest. He first discusses bacon sent and then writes, "I send you two Barrels of Fish one of them for yourself @ 52/6. The Bacon with the Fish I hope will be enough for the People if dealt out with Economy & Frugality if Waste is permitted there is no Saying what might be necessary".
On the back of the letter he writes, "Mr Ford upon examining the Spirits sent in the Keg I find it to be higher priced that was intended (?) and is very strong. I wd therefore have you mix a good deal of water with it for the People's Drink both on their and out account & on account of the Cost of it"

Identifier

6051-9

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Benjamin, 1758-1844

Date Created

1795-06-13

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 773 | Folder 25

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