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Wanton, Joseph Jr. to Nicholas Brown & Co.
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Publication/Creation:
- Newport, RI: 1764-08-13
Creators and Contributors:
- Wanton, Joseph, 1731-1780 (creator)
- Nicholas Brown & Co. (recipient)
Description:
- Physical Description:
- 2 p.
- Abstract:
- Letter to the Brown brothers from Joseph Wanton, Jr., a Newport merchant and slave trader, regarding Thomas Underwood, who has agreed to serve as first officer of the Sally on its forthcoming voyage to Africa in exchange for a wage of £60 per month and a privilege (i.e. a commission) of four slaves. The letter, dated August 13, 1764, also advises the Browns to replace the Sally's master, Esek Hopkins, who had no experience in the slave trade, with a more experienced captain named Crosswell. "[S]uch times as will be when your vessel gets there, never were before," Wanton warns, "and having a Stranger must make it worse." In a letter sent the previous week, Wanton had volunteered his own services to command the ship.
- Call Number:
- BFBR 340-7-8/13/64 (JCB Manuscript ID)
Genre(s)
- letters (correspondence)