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Mrs. Ann Frisby assessed by Benjamin Chambers, February 7, 1780 Lists names of enslaved people as well as land, carriages, farm animals, corn, etc.
African American people mentioned:
Dick, Hark, Judah, Dick, & Jenny
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Samuel Chew (1737-1809) account for Ann Frisby's property on Swan Point, 1781 Lists value of "Negroe men, women, and children" as well as land, livestock and crops.
African American people mentioned:
25 unnamed
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Samuel Chew (1737-1809) taxes paid for Kent, Bohemia, and Chester Town, Maryland 1800-1801 Includes taxes for enslaved people.
African American people mentioned:
Unnamed
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Samuel Chew (1737-1809) accounts: Miscellaneous, 1758-1809. n.d. Miscellaneous receipts and notes for Samuel Chew's plantation expenses. Includes payment to Scanlan and Berry for overseeing duties, as well as payment to others for manual labor by Berry for work on Great Plantation.
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Samuel Chew (1737-1809) accounts: Slaves - miscellaneous expenses, 1785-1808, n.d. Various receipts, lists, accounts, and notes regarding the expenses around Samuel Chew's enslaved people. The collection includes lists of enslaved people with ages, if they were hired out, their work and responsibilities, medical care, and other various notes such as if they anticipate a certain slave staying long. There is also a bill of sale for enslaved man Will Tony for $60 and monetary evaluation of others.
African American people mentioned:
Alexander, Charles, Ephraim, Cesar, Cato, Jenny, Lemon, Lucy, Phoebe, Amy, Clanty, Negro Will Tony, Negro Jacob, Negro Isaac, unnamed "negroes", George, Charles, Peter, Richard, Isaac, Jere, Charles, Harry, Peter, Jacob, Moses, Elijah, Abraham, Jacob, George, Emory, Jenny, Ally, Hannah, Teney, Temperance, Charlotte, Dark or Darla, Willy, Mary, Mahala, Delilah, Mary, Hannah, Sophia, John, James, & Jacob
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Samuel Chew (1737-1809) account with James Scanlan, 1807 Notes multiple visits to "Negroes at Rich Neck" and potentially other plantations for medical attendance to both the enslaved people and others on the properties.
African American people mentioned:
Unnamed
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Samuel Chew (1737-1809) account with James Scanlan, 1808 Property upkeep expenses, such as weaving, making nails, mending & spinning. "Negro Harry" is paid for baskets for "M Place" on April 10th, and "Negro Abe" is paid for "half a days cradling at W. Joneys" on October 22nd.
African American people mentioned:
Negro Harry & Negro Abe
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Samuel Chew (1737-1809) account with William Redgrave, October 8, 1803 Payment received from Mr. James Berry "by the hands of Black man John".
African American people mentioned:
John
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Samuel Chew (1737-1809) accounts with Prison for City & County of Philadelphia, 1797 Reference to subsistence payment for Samuel Chew's "negro servant" named Aaron, who is in prison. No crime mentioned.
African American people mentioned:
Aaron
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Samuel Chew (1737-1809) accounts with Thomas Penington, 1804 Mentions wages for Hannah for one year paid to James Berry.
African American people mentioned:
Hannah
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Samuel Chew (1737-1809) accounts with William Nielson, 1789 Notes cash paid to "Negro Stephen" and "Negro Tom."
African American people mentioned:
"Mr. Maxwell's Negroes"- Tom & Stephen
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Samuel Chew (1737-1809) accounts with William Nielson, 1793 Notes cash paid to "Negro woman midwife."
African American people mentioned:
Unnamed midwife
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Accounts for money laid out by Samuel Chew Farms in Cecil County, 1802 Notes cash expended for midwives and sale of "one Negro gurl and child."
African American people mentioned:
One negro gurl and child
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Accounts for money laid out by Samuel Chew Farms in Cecil County, 1803 Notes cash expended in hunting a man named Jim and others when they ran away.
African American people mentioned:
Jim, Tom, & Jake
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Accounts for money laid out by Samuel Chew Farms in Cecil County, 1797 Notes cash paid for shoes for "Negroe Ephriam", cloth for "Negro Bill Brooteh"
African American people mentioned:
Ephraim & Bill Brooteh (sp?)
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W. Matthews accounts with Samuel Chew (1737-1809), 1800-1802 From Samuel Chew's accounts; medical records for enslaved people. Notes death of Doctor David Harris.
African American people mentioned:
Various "negroes", Harry, Phillis, Stephen & Jenny
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John Hurley receipt for making shoes, 1807 From Samuel Chew's miscellaneous accounts. Notes payment for "negroes shoes for Cecil County."
African American people mentioned:
Unnamed
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Doctor James Scanlan Agent for Samuel Chew (1737-1809) account to Glenon Hood For attendance on "three negro women" at $2 each. $6 paid May 11, 1809.
African American people mentioned:
"3 negro women"
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Elisha Harrison (1737-1809) [re: medical care of slaves] from Samuel Chew (1737-1809) Accounts, 1795 - 1799 Accounts for medical care of enslaved people, mentions Rich Neck plantation.
African American people mentioned:
Unnamed "negroes"
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Benson Geers accounts with Samuel Chew (1737-1809) [re: Cecil County plantation], 1782-1789 Notes payment to Geers as plantation overseer. Includes 3 year plantation rental agreement, which notes names of enslaved people and details terms for their treatment, healthcare.
African American people mentioned:
Cato, Lemon, Alexander, Charles, Caesar, Jenny, Lucy, & Ephraim
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George Ford accounts with Samuel Chew (1737-1809), re: Cecil County and Sassafras Neck plantations, 1784-1793 Mentions payment to midwives and names of multiple enslaved people of Great and Rich Neck plantations.
African American people mentioned:
Jenny, Little Jeney (possibly same as Jenny), Jin (also possibly Jenny), Patt, Poll, Clant, Bett, Moley, Silva
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John Etherington accounts, 1803 Two documents regarding payment to James Berry for "taking Jacob in Philadelphia."
African American people mentioned:
Jacob
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Payment from Benjamin Chew to Phillip Edwards, February 28, 1797 Notes payment for clothing and shoes for Aaron, "a black servant to Samuel Chew of Maryland."
African American people mentioned:
Aaron
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Nathaniel Comegys to Samuel Chew (1737-1809) [re: sale of slave named Joe], 1795-1805 Sold to Samuel Chew January 15, 1805 for 103 pounds, enslaved for life.
African American people mentioned:
Joe
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Copy of Samuel Chew account with Benjamin Chew, May 31, 1770 Notes sale of an enslaved man named Cato on December 30, 1762
