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