Manuscripts Relating to Slavery

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: [Letter from Nich. Roosevelt to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Nich. [Nicholas] Roosevelt in New York to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Letter from A. J. Rux to E. H. Stokes]; Two-page letter from A. J. Rux in Spring Hill, Alabama, to E. H. Stokes [of Richmond Virginia], reporting on the poor slave trade market and his intentions to move to McKinley, Alabama, to try to sell slaves.

: [Letter from Thos. Rogers to Messrs. Samuel & William Vernon]; Letter from Thomas Rogers at Monsarado Road [possibly Barbados] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]; Manuscript copy of a letter dated November 26, 1794, from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island]. Followed by letter dated March 1794.

: [Letter from Rich'd Adams to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Manuscript copy of a letter from Richard Adams of Richmond, Virginia, to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island, regarding slave and agricultural trade.

: [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]; Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island]. Includes manuscript copy of letter from Silvester Jones to Sam Brown received March 10, 1792.

: [Letter from Thos. Taylor to Messrs. Wm. Vernon & Company]; Letter from Thomas Teakle Taylor in Accomack, Virginia, to William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island].

: [Letter from S. & Wm. Vernon to Capt. George D. Sweet]; Letter from Samuel and William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island] to Captain George D. Sweet on the Brig Othello.

: [Letter from Rich'd Adams to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Richard Adams of Richmond Virginia to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island, introducing William Griffin.

: [Letter from Thos. Rogers to Messrs. Samuel & William Vernon]; Letter from Thomas Rogers in Barbadoes [Barbados] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Letter from Thornton & Yates to Messrs. Samuel & William Vernon]; Letter from Thornton & Yates of Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Samuel and William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Letter from Adams & Griffin to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Manuscript copy of a letter dated June 27, 1770, from Adams & Griffin of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island regarding remittance of payment to London merchant Thomas Adams. Followed by a letter that includes further billing from Perkins Buchanan & Brown of London and a discussion of projected agricultural markets for the upcoming fall. Adams & Griffin note that slaves "are in the greatest demand, and the first that arrive will sell at a good price."

: [Letter from Willm. Potts to Mess. Samuel & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from William Potts, of William Potts & Company of Barbados, in Rhode Island, to William and Samuel Vernon of [Newport] Rhode Island.

: [Letter from Thomlinson Trecothick & Co. to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Thomlinson Trecothick & Company in London to Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island].

: [Letter from Wm. Richards to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Wm. [William] Richards in Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Manuscript copy of letter from Alex Willock to Messrs. Samuel & Wm. Vernon]; Manuscript copy of letter from Alexander Willock of Antigua to Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island].

: [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]; Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].

: [Letter from Cornels. Durant to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Cornelius Durant in St. Croix [Virgin Islands] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Unsigned letter to Messrs. Mairez & Cooper]; Unsigned manuscript copy of letter from Newport [Rhode Island] dated April 15, 1775, followed by letter addressed to Messrs. Mairez & Cooper dated May 6, 1775 [in William Vernon's hand].

: [Letter from Rich'd Adams to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Manuscript copy of a letter from Richard Adams of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island, discussing Slave trade.

: [Letter from Sam Brown]; Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to unidentified recipient [possibly William Vernon].

: [Letter from Adams & Griffin to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Adams & Griffin of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island regarding remittance of payment to London merchant Thomas Adams.

: [Manuscript copy of letter from Thornton & Yates to Messrs. Samuel & William Vernon]; Manuscript copy of letter dated October 5, 1774, from Thornton & Yates of Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Samuel and William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island. Followed by letter dated October 9.

: [Letter from Rich'd Adams to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Richard Adams of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island, regarding slave and agricultural trade.

: [Letter from Saml. & Wm. Vernon to Capt. Thos. Teakle Taylor]; Letter from Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island] to Captain Thomas Teakle Taylor on the Brig Marigold.

: [Manuscript copy of letter from John Thornton & Co. to Messrs. Samuel & William Vernon]; Manuscript copy of letter dated April 30, 1774, from John Thornton & Co. of Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Samuel and William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island. Followed by postscript dated May 3, 1774, signed J. T. & Co.

: [Letter from Phillips & Gardner to Mr. Silas Dean]; Letter from Phillips & Gardner of Charleston [South Carolina] to Mr. Silas Dean of Newport, Rhode Island, regarding the sale of slaves brought as cargo on the Ship Mary.

: [Letter from J. E. Prestridge to E. H. Stokes]; Two-page letter from J. E. Prestridge in Selma, Alabama, to E. H. Stokes [of Richmond Virginia], disucssing the poor slave trade market and his hopes that South Carolina will secede from the United States.

: [Letter from Sam. & Wm. Vernon to Capt. Thos. Rogers]; Letter from Samuel and William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island] to Captain Thomas Rogers on the Brig Othello.

: [Letter from Chs. Yates to Messrs. Samuel & William Vernon]; Letter from Chs. [Charles] Yates of Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Samuel and William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Letter from Caleb Godfrey to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon & Company]; Letter from Caleb Godfrey, at the "Mouth of Sawsa River" [Sewa River, Sierra Leone] to William and Samuel Vernon of [Newport] Rhode Island.

: [Letter from John P. Darnell to E. H. Stokes]; One-page letter from John P. Darnell in Parkersburg, Virginia to E. H. Stokes [of Richmond, Virginia], stating that he had broken a wheel spoke of Stokes's buggy and asks that he be billed for the damage.

: [Letter from William Taylor to Messrs. William Vernon & Company]; Letter from William Taylor in Richmond Town, James River [Richmond, Virginia] to William Vernon & Company in Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Letter from P.C. Brooks to Mr. William H. Vernon]; Letter from P. C. Brooks of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].

: [Letter from Coddington to William Vernon]; Letter from Coddington [or Boddington?] in [...] to William Vernon in Newport [Rhode Island].

: [Letter from Rich'd. Adams to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Richard Adams of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island, to notify of current sales of slaves and express disappointment that additional shipments had not arrived.

: [Letter from Rich'd Adams to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Richard Adams of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island regarding the "favorable" slave market in Richmond.

: [Manuscript copy of letter form Chs. Yates to Messrs. Samuel & William Vernon]; Manuscript copy of letter from Chs. [Charles] Yates of Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Samuel and William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Letter from J. A. Westbrook to Mr. Stokes]; Two-page letter from J. A. Westbrook of Jefferson, Alabama, to E. H. Stokes, discussing the health of Charlotte, a "diseased Negro" purchased from Stokes the previous winter.

: [Letter from J. E. Prestridge to E. H. Stokes]; One-page letter from J. E. Prestridge in Selma, Alabama, to E. H. Stokes [of Richmond Virginia], asking to be paid money and citing the poor slave trade market.

: [Letter from Caleb Godfrey to Mr. Saml. Vernon]; Letter from Caleb Godfrey, at the "Mouth Sawsa River" [Sewa River, Sierra Leone] to Mr. Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Letter from John Thornton & Co. to Messrs. Saml. & William Vernon]; Letter from John Thornton & Co. of Fredericksburg [Virginia], to Samuel and William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Letter from Thos. T. Taylor to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Thomas Teakle Taylor in St. Croix [Virgin Islands] to Samuel and William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Letter from Rich'd Adams to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Richard Adams of [Richmond] Virginia, to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island, regarding slave and agricultural trade.

: [Letter from Gabriel Manigault to Messrs. Samuel & William Vernon & Compa.]; Letter from Gabriel Manigault of South Carolina to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Letter from Capt. John Duncan to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Capt. John Duncan in Fredericksburg, Virginia, to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.

: [Letter from James W. McCrary to Mr. Stokes]; One-page letter from James W. McCrary in Greensboro, Alabama, to E. H. Stokes [of Richmond, Virginia], informing him that "no negroes [are] selling here at any price" citing the election of Abraham Lincoln as the reason.

: [Letter from John A. Winston to E. H. Stokes]; One-page letter from John A. Winston in Mobile [Alabama] to E. H. Stokes [of Richmond, Virginia] regarding payments for trade goods.

: [Letter from Rich'd Adams to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]; Letter from Richard Adams of Williamsburg [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island, regarding slave and agricultural trade.

: [Letter from Caleb Godfrey to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon & Company]; Letter from Caleb Godfrey in Sierra Leone, to William and Samuel Vernon of [Newport] Rhode Island.

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