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Nicholas Brown & Co. to Wanton, Joseph and William
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Publication/Creation:
- Providence, RI: 1765-07-19
Creators and Contributors:
- Nicholas Brown & Co. (creator)
- Wanton, Joseph (recipient)
- Wanton, William (recipient)
Description:
- Physical Description:
- 1 p. reformatted digital
- Abstract:
- Letter, dated July 19, 1765, from Nicholas Brown and Company to the Joseph and William Wanton, merchants in Newport. Two days before, the Browns had finally received a letter from Esek Hopkins, contradicting earlier reports that he and the Sally had been lost on the African coast. It appears that the news moved the brothers to take out additional insurance on the voyage. In this letter, they ask the Wantons to advance two hogsheads of sugar to a James Burney on their account, apparently as part of that insurance arrangement. The Browns also asked the Wantons to forward letters of instructions to Hopkins on ships departing from Newport for Jamaica and Barbados.
- Call Number:
- BFBR 31-4/7/19/65 (JCB Manuscript ID)
Genre(s)
- letters (correspondence)