Joseph Porter letter of recommendation, 1797

Item

Title

Joseph Porter letter of recommendation, 1797

Description

A copy of two recommendations for Joseph Porter. The document opens with the statement, “As Joseph Porter Expects to leave one(sp?) he wants a few lines of Recomendations of some of his Neighbors as they are Acquainted with the caracter he leaves(sp?) in this place”.

The first recommendation, dated October 9th, 1797 and signed by "MDuke Medford", reads: "Joseph Porter Lives with me this preasent year and his particular Atention to the crop Indures me to Speak in the highest turmes (terms?) of his Industry and Carefulness and Strict Atention to Every thing on the farm he has lived in the famoly before and I allways hird them Spak of his Industry and Carefulness"

The second, dated October 12th, 1797 and signed by Rasen Gale & John Newell, reads: "Being called apon by Joseph Porter to acert to his caracter I have herd my Deep frend Marmaduke Medford say that Joseph Porter is a honest and Industris Sober man and a handy man with tools, I have Seen Gates of his make postes hughn Square and Gates appeard Will made and well hung."

Identifier

6156

Type

text

Creator

Medford, Marmaduke | Gale, Rasen | Newell, John

Date Created

1797-10-09

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 775 | Folder 10

Spatial Coverage

Whitehall (De.)

Subject

Slavery--United States--History |Chew family

Extent

1 page

Language

eng

Rights

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Item sets

Chew Family Papers