[Request for wages to be paid to Mr. Thurston for work done by his slave, Hammet, aboard the Brig Royal Charlotte]

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Creator / Contributor: Sanford, Benjamin
Thurston, Ruth
Hammet
Royal Charlotte (Brig)
Title: [Request for wages to be paid to Mr. Thurston for work done by his slave, Hammet, aboard the Brig Royal Charlotte]
Collection Title: Slavery Collection, 1709-1864
Date: 1765-06-27
Description: 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.
Identifier: nyhs_sc_b-02_f-13_037
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Subject: Merchant ships--United States
Merchant mariners--Salaries, etc.
Slaves
Slavery
Material type or medium of original: Receipts (financial records)
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