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Slavery Collection, 1709-1864
Austin & LaurensVernon, William, 1719-1806Vernon, Samuel, 1711-1792Godfrey, Caleb, CaptainYarnold, Benajmin, d. 1787Thomlinson and Trecothick & Co.
[Letter from Austin & Laurens to Messrs. Samuel & William Vernon]
1757-01-22
Letter from Austin & Laurens of Charleston [South Carolina] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island regarding the sale of a slave shipment delivered by Captain Caleb Godfrey. Includes mention of an ongoing dispute with Benjamin Yarnold about a purchased slave died after several months of medical care.
nyhs_sc_b-01_f-01_a07 Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
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Commercial correspondence
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