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Pre-nuptial agreement, Mary Chew and John Hepburn, 1739
| Summary: | Three-party "pre-nuptial" agreement between Mary Chew and Philip Thomas of Anne Arundel County and John Hepburn of Prince George's County. Dated February 8, 1739, this document lists 30 slaves and other chattel of Mary Chew and talks of their disposition upon her pending marriage to John Hepburn. Agreement was signed in the presence of Benjamin Johns, John Hewings, Margaret Thomas, and William Thomas. |
| Century: | 1701-1800 |
| Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
| Place of origin – Region: | Maryland |
| Prince George's County | |
| Anne Arundel County | |
| Temporal subject: | 1731-1740 |
| Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
| Geographical subject – Region: | Maryland |
| Prince George's County | |
| Anne Arundel County | |
| Topical subjects: | Hepburn family -- Archives |
| Slaveholders -- Maryland -- Prince George's County -- Archives | |
| Hepburn, John, ca. 1714-ca. 1780 | |
| Hepburn, Mary Chew, ca. 1714-ca. 1770 | |
| Thomas, Philip, 1694-1762 | |
| Marriage | |
| Genre: | Contracts |
| ArchivesUM location: | Hepburn Family Papers
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| Repository: | Historical Manuscripts |
| Browse terms: | Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor |
| Education | |
| Government, Law, Politics | |
| Personal and Family Lives | |
| Religion | |
| War, Military | |
| Women's Studies | |
| Copyright holder: | Public Domain |
| Collection: | Digital Collections |
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