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Slavery Collection, 1709-1864
Sanford, BenjaminThurston, RuthHammetRoyal Charlotte (Brig)
[Request for wages to be paid to Mr. Thurston for work done by his slave, Hammet, aboard the Brig Royal Charlotte]
1765-06-27
Request for payment by "the owners of the Brig Royal Charlotte" for twenty-two day's work provided by the "Missis [Ruth] Thurston's Negro Hammet" in Newport [Rhode Island]. Signed by Benjamin Sanford.
nyhs_sc_b-02_f-13_037 Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Merchant ships--United StatesMerchant mariners--Salaries, etc.SlavesSlavery
Receipts (financial records)
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