Account of Sales of the Ascensions Cargo of Slaves and Buenos Ayres for Account of Messrs. Vernon Gardner & Co.

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Creator / Contributor: Chace, Samuel
Vernon, William, 1719-1806
Gardner, Caleb, 1739-1806
Antonio Romero, Thomas
Vernon Gardner & Co.
Ascension (Ship)
Title: Account of Sales of the Ascensions Cargo of Slaves and Buenos Ayres for Account of Messrs. Vernon Gardner & Co.
Collection Title: Slavery Collection, 1709-1864
Date: 1798-03-24
Description: Account record for sales of slaves aboard the Ship Ascension at Mozambique by Samuel Chace on behalf of Messrs. Vernon Gardner & Co. [William Vernon and Caleb Gardner]. Includes purchases of blankets, medical expenses, and "landing" fees, as well as a sale of 33 slaves to Don Thomas Antonio Romero in Mozambique.
Identifier: nyhs_sc_b-02_f-02_006
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Subject: Slave trade--Mozambique
Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport
Slave trade--Argentina--Buenos Aires
Merchant ships--United States
Material type or medium of original: Accounts
Receipts (financial records)
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