Account record for the sale of 75 slaves from the cargo of the Brig Othello, sold by Captain George Dunbar Sweet for Samuel and William Vernon of [Newport], Rhode Island. Includes names of purchasers. Followed by account record for the Brig Othello...
Account record of sundry disbursements made aboard the Brig Othello between June 15 and August 6, 1775. Includes several purchases of plantains, as well as cash advances to Edward Wright, Abiathiar Willson [Abiather Wilson], Paul Magee, Jonathan...
Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport; Slave trade--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia; Slave trade--Barbados; Slave trade--Jamaica--Montego Bay
Unsigned manuscript copy of letter from Newport [Rhode Island] dated April 15, 1775, followed by letter addressed to Messrs. Mairez & Cooper dated May 6, 1775 [in William Vernon's hand].
Slave trade--Jamaica--Montego Bay; Merchant ships--United States
Manuscript copy of letter from Francis Mairez and David Cooper of Montego Bay, Jamaica, [to Samuel and William Vernon], sent via Captain George Sweet on the Brig Othello, regarding profits from slaves sold on the Vernon's behalf and other trade...
Contract for employment on the Brig Othello for a voyage from Newport [Rhode Island] to Africa, to the West Indies and back to Newport. Includes names of crew, wages, and terms. On back, multiple notations dated August 1, 1774, through October 3,...
16-page booklet of personal accounts of crew members aboard the Brig Othello. On back, notes dated August 1775, signed Mrs. Betsey Beakman, East Greenwich.
Account current for Jonathan Ells with Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island] for purchases made between August 25, 1774 and August 7, 1775.
Account current for Paul Magee with Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island] for purchases made between August 26, 1774 and August 8, 1775.
Account current for Abiather Wilson with Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island] for purchases made between August 26, 1774 and August 7, 1775.
Art, American--20th century--Inventories; Whitney Studio Galleries--Paperwork (Office practice);
Handwritten note by Harriet Masterson dated March 5, [1929]. Regarding the prices for Glenn Coleman's lithographs. Note states that Robert Harshe has a full set of lithographs on consignment.
Hart, Henry,of Kingsbury, N.Y.; Hart, Henry, of Kingsbury, N.Y.--Estate; McCollister, Hamilton; Teller, William; Ten Eyck, Abraham Richard, 1775?-1857; Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah, 1740-1810; New York (State); Washington County (N.Y.);
Letter, promissory notes, and accounts relative Henry Hart of Kingsbury, N.Y., and the administration of his estate. Account of Hamilton McCollister lists numerous people with claims to Harts estate.
Gray, Ebenezer, 1743-1795; Barker, Samuel Augustus, 1756-1819; Booth, Ashbel; Humphrys, David, Colonel; Gray, Charlotte, 1789-1873; Gray, Ebenezer, Jr., 1787-1844; Gray, Samuel, 1792-1834; Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790; Society of the Cincinnati;...
Letters, certificates, land grants and military orders pertaining to the life of Ebenezer Gray of Connecticut. Items include Grays commissions as major (dated 1777, signed by John Hancock) and lieutenant-colonel in the Sixth Connecticut Regiment...
Lansing, John, 1754-1829; United States. Constitutional Convention (1787); United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)--History--Sources; United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)--Sources; United States. Constitution; United States....
Two autograph notebooks (1787 May 25-June 16 and 1787 June 18-July 10), containing John Lansings notes taken during the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Some contents include: transcriptions of various committee reports, including a...
