[Letter from Adams & Griffin to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]

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Creator / Contributor: Adams & Griffin
Vernon, William, 1719-1806
Vernon, Samuel, 1711-1792
Tanner, William, Captain
Duncan, John, Captain
Title: [Letter from Adams & Griffin to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]
Collection Title: Slavery Collection, 1709-1864
Date: 1771-02-07
Description: Letter from Adams & Griffin of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island regarding payments to Captain William Tanner for shipments and discussing the slave market in Richmond in anticipation of a slave shipment from "the Coast" delivered by Captain John Duncan.
Identifier: nyhs_sc_b-01_f-01_a10
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Subject: Slaves--Rhode Island--Newport
Slavery--Rhode Island--Newport
Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport
Slaves--Virginia--Richmond
Slavery--Virginia--Richmond
Slave trade--Virginia--Richmond
Slave trade--Africa, West
Material type or medium of original: Commercial correspondence
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