[Letter from Rich'd Adams to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]

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Title: [Letter from Rich'd Adams to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]
Collection Title: Slavery Collection, 1709-1864
Creator / Contributor: Adams, Richard
Vernon, William, 1719-1806
Vernon, Samuel, 1711-1792
McDonall, John
Massie, William, 1795-1862
Cocke, Bowler
Littlepage, James
Deblois, Lewis
Identifier: nyhs_sc_b-01_f-01_a38
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Date: 1764-05-22
Description: Manuscript copy of two letters dated March 20 and April 14, 1764, from Richard Adams of Richmond, Virginia, to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island, regarding slave and agricultural trade. Includes price list of commodities. Followed by a letter that provides further market details.
Subject: Slaves--Rhode Island--Newport
Slavery--Rhode Island--Newport
Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport
Slaves--Virginia--Richmond
Slavery--Virginia--Richmond
Slave trade--Virginia--Richmond
Material type or medium of original: Commercial correspondence
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