Description
- Abstract:
- Letter, dated May 14, 1764, from Nicholas Brown and Company to David Vanhorne, a New York banker and business partner, discussing the dismal state of the economy in the American colonies. "[A]t present the Prospect of all Business Seems to weare a Gloom not before seen in America," the letter observes. A short time later, the Browns began to make preparations for the voyage of the Sally, which they hoped would yield a quick profit and relieve their financial distress.
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Citation
Nicholas Brown & Co.,
"Nicholas Brown & Co. to Vanhorne, David:
May 14, 1764
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(1764).
Voyage of the Sally, Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:303678/
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Nicholas Brown & Co. to Vanhorne, David: May 14, 1764
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Nicholas Brown & Co. to Vanhorne, David: May 14, 1764
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