12 1 1793
| Spinners & Seweres for the work of 10 Women Amounting | Days |
| Week to | 60 |
| By Dolsey Spinning 6 pd. of Yarn | 6 |
| By Matilda [Spinning] 6 pd. of Yarn | 6 |
| By Delia [Spinning] 6 pd. of Yarn | 6 |
| By Aune [Spinning] 3 pd. of Yarn... By sickness 13 days | 6 |
| By Kitty [Spinning] 3 pd. of Yarn... By Klaning Hog 1 day | 6 |
| By Alsce [Spinning] 1 and 1/2 pd. of Stocking Yarn... By Klaning Hog 2 days | 6 |
| By Sall [Spinning] 2 pd. of Stocking YarnYarn | 6 |
| By Charlotte Making 9 Peoples Shirts | 6 |
| By Sickness Caroline | 6 |
| Betty Davis in Child Bed | 6 |
| Total | 60 days |
| By Sam Peter 2 pr. of Stockings | 6 days |
| By Sarah 1 and 1/2 pr. of Stockings | 6 days |
Consider the following questions when looking at this spinning report:
- Who is doing the spinning? What names can you see listed?
- What tasks are being done?
- How many days does it take to do each task?
- Why would this information be written down?
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DownloadThis spinning report is from January 12, 1793. It includes reports of ten enslaved women spinning, making and stocking yarn, sewing shirts, and sewing stockings.