Account record of John Stanton, "in account with John Thornton & Charles Yates," in Fredericksburg, Virginia, listing expenses and profits associated with the selling of slaves. Includes note at bottom, "if approved by Messrs. Samuel & William...
Expense record of Captain Benjamin Weaver aboard the Sloop Louisa in Riopongo [probably Rio Pongo, Guinea], listing purchases of provisions and slaves dated December 22, 1805 through February 26, 1806.
Slave trade--Sierra Leone; Merchant ships--United States
Expense record of Benjamin Weaver aboard the Sloop Louisa in Islands Deloss [Isle De Los, Sierra Leone], giving sums for the purchase of 70 slaves "on the coast of Africa" and other expenses.
Two-page letter from A. J. Rux of Demopolis, Alabama, to E. H. Stokes of Richmond [Virginia] discussing financial difficulties and the poor slave trade market.
Two-page letter from A. J. Rux in McKinley, Alabama, to E. H. Stokes [of Richmond Virginia], reporting on the poor slave trade market and writing that "it is the darkest looking prospect to do anything that I ever saw."
Postal data: posted, postmarked (PHOENIX N.Y., SEP 23, 7 PM, 1909), stamp; Postcard type: divided back [solid line] (CORRESPONDENCE; ADDRESS); Logo (POST CARD) in stylized lettering; Written message: (Well Chas, I have struck luck, went for a...