List of enslaved people at Whitehall, n.d.

Item

Title

List of enslaved people at Whitehall, n.d.

Description

Undated document listing the enslaved people at Whitehall, as well as measurements. The other side of the document may be a list of some of the Overseer's responsibilities (likely Porter due to the line reading "wife to cut out shirts and womens cloathes if required"). The names and various ages and/or family relations include:
Lemon
James
Sharper
Abby
Enos
Cato
Dick
Aaron
James Jr
Yarm or David
Sylvia
Sarah
Lucy
Latitia
Nan
Jenny
Sal Jr
Sukey
Lucy’s Child - Rachel, Lucy Jr 4 ys old Phil 8 ys, Hannah 7 ys another
Child of Tish – Dol 4 ys Bill 1 yr
Nan’s child – Grace 4 or 5 Jacob 2
Child of Sal Jr – Phillis 3 ys, Latitia Jr 8 mo
Child of Jenny – Bob 1 yr Stephen 6-

Identifier

6097-1

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Benjamin, 1758-1844

Date Created

unknown

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 775 | Folder 1

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