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Gardner, Benjamin to Nicholas Brown & Co.
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Publication/Creation:
- Newport, RI: 1765-05-15
Creators and Contributors:
- Gardner, Benjamin (creator)
- Nicholas Brown & Co. (recipient)
Description:
- Physical Description:
- 1 p. reformatted digital
- Abstract:
- Letter from Benjamin Gardner, a Newport merchant, to Nicholas Brown and Company, May 15, 1765. Gardner relayed information from Captain Gardner - probably his brother Caleb, a slave ship captain - who had encountered Esek Hopkins and the Sally on the African coast the previous December. According to these reports, Hopkins was on the Gambia River with "All well on bord."
- Call Number:
- Moses Brown Papers, MSS 313, B1c, F7 (RIHS Manuscript ID)
Genre(s)
- letters (correspondence)