[Letter to Capt. John Duncan]

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Creator / Contributor: Vernon, Samuel, 1711-1792
Vernon, William, 1719-1806
John Duncan
Othello (Brig)
Brenton & Smith
Title: [Letter to Capt. John Duncan]
Collection Title: Slavery Collection, 1709-1864
Date: 1772-08-22
Description: Letter to Capt. John Duncan in Newport [Rhode Island] giving command to set sail to the coast of Africa [probably from William and Samuel Vernon]. Copied in Duncan's hand and signed in receipt.
Identifier: nyhs_sc_b-01_f-04_d19
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Subject: Slave trade--South Carolina--Charleston
Tobacco industry--Africa
Rum industry--Africa
Slave trade--Jamaica
Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport
Subject geographic name: Cape Coast (Ghana)
Material type or medium of original: Commercial correspondence
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