Joseph Porter to Benjamin Chew discussing two enslaved wives and their husbands' financial situations, April 26, 1803

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Title

Joseph Porter to Benjamin Chew discussing two enslaved wives and their husbands' financial situations, April 26, 1803

Description

Letter from Porter discussing more monetary issues, including Sam Calhoon being late on his payments for his wife Tisha. He was behind by five dollars, and had another 30 dollars due the next month. George Graves, another Black man, "has given his wife Judy up and says he can never pay for hir[.] He is threatened to be put in jail." After consulting Kennard, Porter is not sure what to do with her, but "she wishes to hear and noe what is to be done with hir." It seems George paid five dollars towards her, and Porter is now deciding whether to hold the money or give it back to him. Also, if Porter should buy her for 60 dollars and asks that he not be held accountable for the other two men's deliquincies. If she is purchased, he wants to hire her for 10 dollars a year for six years, and then "manumate hir to be free" for his new farm in Maryland. He states that George also wished to go to Maryland "and for hir to go with us allso".

Identifier

6074-5

Type

text

Creator

Porter, Joseph

Date Created

1803-04-26

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