Brown University

Nicholas Brown & Co. to Wanton, Joseph and William: August 11, 1764

Description

Abstract:
Letter to Nicholas Brown and Company from Joseph and William Wanton, merchants in Newport. The letter, dated August 11, 1764, conveys details for a purchase of 185 barrels of rum, a portion of the 17,274 gallons of rum loaded onto the Sally before its departure for West Africa.

Access Conditions

Rights
No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

Nicholas Brown & Co., "Nicholas Brown & Co. to Wanton, Joseph and William: August 11, 1764 " (1764). Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice, Voyage of the Sally. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:303681/

Relations

Has Parts:

  • Nicholas Brown & Co. to Wanton, Joseph and William: August 11, 1764
    • Type: Page-Image
    • Order: 1
    • View
  • Nicholas Brown & Co. to Wanton, Joseph and William: August 11, 1764
    • Type: Page-Image
    • Order: 2
    • View

Collections:

  • Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice

    An archive of a wide array of historical documents, from the records of slaving voyages to student commencement orations, digitized in support of the work of the University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. The collection contains over one hundred …
    ...
  • Voyage of the Sally

    Documentary evidence of the first slave trading voyage sponsored by the Brown brothers of Providence, RI. This project arose from the work of the Brown University Committee on Slavery and Justice, led by James Campbell. The committee investigated the contributions …

    ...