Manuscripts Relating to Slavery

: [Bill of lading for the Brig Royal Charlotte]; Bill of lading for the Brig Royal Charlotte, owned by Saml. & Wm. Vernon, Thos. Teakle Taylor and Wm. Tayler [Taylor], departing from Newport harbor [Rhode Island] to the Coast of Africa carrying rum, sugar, wine, tobacco, pork, beef, and hogshead. Two copies, signed by William Taylor.

: [Bill of lading for the Brig Royal Charlotte]; Bill of lading for the Brig Royal Charlotte, owned by Wm. Vernon, Thos. T. Taylor and Sam. Johnson, departing from Newport harbor [Rhode Island] to Africa carrying rum, tobacco, flour, sugar, coffee for trade. Three copies, signed by Captain William Taylor.

: Invoice of cargo on board the Briggt. Charlotte, Wm. Taylor Mastr. for Africa, Ship't by, and on account and risque of, Wm. Vernon one half, one half Thos. Teakle Taylor & Sam'l Johnson & goes consigned to the said Master; Invoice of cargo on board the Brig Royal Charlotte, one half belonging to William Vernon and one half to Thomas Teakle Taylor and Samuel Johnson, departing on a voyage from Newport [Rhode Island] to Africa.

: Invoice of Cargo on Bord the Sloop TittBitt; Invoice of cargo on board the Sloop Tittbitt, captained by Thomas Rogers, on a voyage from Newport [Rhode Island] to Affrica [Africa]. The voyage owned one-half by William Vernon, and one-quarter each William Redwood and Jonas L. Redwood.