Joseph Porter to Benjamin Chew regarding potential sale of Little Lucy, November 17, 1802

Item

Title

Joseph Porter to Benjamin Chew regarding potential sale of Little Lucy, November 17, 1802

Description

Letter regarding the Mr. Naudain's application to buy Little Lucy, daughter of Old Lucy, to Mr. Naudain. Porter states that she is between eight and nine years old, and "common size to hir age[.] Hir value I have said nothing about to him". He refused the sale, and advises that Naudain will be traveling to Philadelphia soon. Porter also states that the enslaved people have come to him asking for more blankets as "the year for them is corse and they stand in need of them".

Identifier

6074-2

Type

text

Creator

Porter, Joseph

Date Created

1802-11-17

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 774 | Folder 5

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