Joseph Porter to Benjamin Chew, February 09, 1798

Item

Title

Joseph Porter to Benjamin Chew, February 09, 1798

Description

Letter stating George Ford, the former overseer, has not returned with the horse but his wife is still there, and also that Aaron drew a knife on Porter and threatened his life. He states that "some of the young Negroes is very disobediant" before singling out Aaron.

Identifier

6073-5

Type

text

Creator

Porter, Joseph

Date Created

1798-02-09

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 774 | Folder 4

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