Measure of People at Whitehall for Shoes, September 1797

Item

Title

Measure of People at Whitehall for Shoes, September 1797

Description

Long piece of paper with enslaved persons' names and a line measuring their foot. Presumably by George Ford, reading "the people meashers for their shoes at whit hall". Multiple lines are shared, assuming they have the same size feet. Includes "Sharper and dik [Dick] on one measher", "Cato and James on one measher", "Abs" [Abby?], Jim and aron [Aaron] on one", Lemon, "bil" [Bill], Enos, "Silves" [Sylvia?], Tish, "Sal and Jin [Jem?] on one", "Sary" [Sarah?], "Lusa" [?], Nans [Nan], and Suks [Sukey]

Identifier

6105-1

Type

text

Creator

Ford, George | Chew, Benjamin, 1758-1844

Date Created

1795

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 775 | Folder 2

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