List of new clothes for Whitehall's enslaved peoples, 1798 & 1800

Item

Title

List of new clothes for Whitehall's enslaved peoples, 1798 & 1800

Description

The list from January 1798 includes trousers cut for Sharper, Enos, Lemon, Jem Jr., Aaron, and Cato, and petticoats cut for Sylvia, Sarah, Lucy, Letita, Nan, Sal Jr., and Sukey. In May 1800 new trousers were cut for those on the first list, as well as Abby, Dick, James Jr., and Yarm. New petticoats were also cut for Silvia [Sylvia] and Sal. The other side lists "10 yds Linnen for Children" and "Sundry Tools and 25 yds Linnen for ___? of People" in 1798.

Identifier

6226-2

Type

text

Creator

Chew, Benjamin, 1758-1844

Date Created

1798/1800

Format

manuscript

Is Part Of

Chew family papers (2050) | Box 774 | Folder 26

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