[Unsigned letter to Francis Mairez]

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Title: [Unsigned letter to Francis Mairez]
Collection Title: Slavery Collection, 1709-1864
Creator / Contributor: Vernon, William, 1719-1806
Vernon, Samuel, Jr.
Hammond, Nathaniel
Sweet, George Dunbar
Vernon, Samuel, 1711-1792
Mairez, Francis
America (Ship)
Othello (Brig)
Identifier: nyhs_sc_b-01_f-14_u11
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Date: 1776-10-01
Description: Unsigned manuscript copy of letter from Newport [Rhode Island] dated July 17 177[6], followed by letter dated October 1, 1776 [addressed to Francis Mairez, in William Vernon's hand].
Subject: Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport
Merchant ships--United States
Rum industry--Jamaica--Montego Bay
Material type or medium of original: Commercial correspondence
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