Digital Library | Historical Society of Pennsylvania : Item : Memoranda of Field Work on Epsom [Farm, Maryland] 1834 [14610]

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Memoranda of Field Work on Epsom [Farm, Maryland] 1834

Permanent ID:

14610

Call number:

2050

Date:

1834

Image Description:

Henry Chew's detailed notes regarding the day to day events at Epsom Farm. Includes weather conditions, lists of slaves, cattle breeding details, as well as daily work being done on the farm.
This book was written mostly from the "front cover," then turned over and written from the "back" cover. These upsidedown images were rotated, reordered, and are marked in their file names with a B suffix. There were also loose items in the book that were collected into a folder. Their images follow the book page images.

Address:

Towson

Format:

Manuscripts

Dimensions:

Width: 20.5 cm, Height: 31.5 cm

Collection:

Chew Family papers

Related Person or Organization:

Henry Banning Chew, 1800-1866 (creator)