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Wanton, Joseph Jr. to Brown, John: June 20, 1766

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Year:
1766
Contributor:
Wanton, Joseph, 1731-1780 (creator)
Brown, John, 1722-1787 (recipient)
Genre:
letters (correspondence)
Local ID:
BFBR 340-8-6/20/66
Extent:
2 p.

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Abstract:
Letter from Joseph Wanton, Jr., a Newport merchant and slave trader, to John Brown, concerning some "paper hangings," dated June 20, 1766. In a postscript, Wanton requests permission to inspect the account book from the recently completed voyage of the Sally, in hopes of gleaning information about trading conditions on the African coast.

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Wanton, Joseph, "Wanton, Joseph Jr. to Brown, John: June 20, 1766 " (1766). Voyage of the Sally, Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:303156/

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