The back of the postcard has a message addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hilton of Tiffin, Ohio, "Am taking a mid-winter vacation here in New York and having a fine time." It is signed Leone Hines.
Remarks given [probably by Samuel or William Vernon] regarding a case against Captain Thomas Rogers, who is accused of producing falsified trade books and trading to his own benefit in Barbados, Cape de Verdes, St. Christopher, and Isle de Los....
Rhode Island--Commerce; South Carolina--Commerce; Sierra Leone--Commerce
Letter from Phillips & Gardner of Charleston [South Carolina] to Mess. Gardner & Dean [of Newport, Rhode Island] relaying information about the Ship Mary in Islands D'Loss [Isle De Los, Sierra Leone].
Rhode Island--Commerce; South Carolina--Commerce; Slave trade--Sierra Leone
Letter from Phillips & Gardner of Charleston [South Carolina] to Mr. Silas Dean of Newport, Rhode Island, regarding news of the Ship Mary and Capt. Wood.
Rhode Island--Commerce; South Carolina--Commerce; Slave trade--South Carolina--Charleston; Slave trade--Sierra Leone; Sierra Leone--Commerce
Manuscript copy of letter dated January 25, 1807, from Joseph Wood in Islands Delos [Isle De Los, Sierra Leone] in to Mess. Gardner & Dean of Newport, Rhode Island regarding the voyage of the Ship Mary. Prepared by Phillips & Gardner of Charleston...
Bill of exchange in the "free town" of Sierra Leone from R'd [Richard] Bright to "The Chairman and Court of Directors of the Sierra Leone Company, London," to be paid to the order of Michael Macmillan.
The collection includes three volumes, correspondence, and documents, 1768-1803, related to English abolitionist and reformer Granville Sharp. The first volume contains copies of letters and related documents, 1768-1773, sent to Granville Sharp,...
Sierra Leone Company; African American loyalists--Nova Scotia; African American loyalists--Sierra Leone; African Americans--Colonization--Nova Scotia; African Americans--Colonization--Sierra Leone; Freetown (Sierra Leone) -- History; Abolitionists;...
John Clarkson (1764-1828) was an English abolitionist, agent for the Sierra Leone Company, and lieutenant in the British Royal Navy. The collection consists of Clarkson's manuscripts, written in journal form, of his involvement with the settlement...
Letter from Elliott Robert in Island Deloss [Isle De Los, Sierra Leone] to Mr. Vernon [either William or Samuel] and Mr. Mason [probably Benjamin Mason] of Newport, Rhode Island.
Notes on inconsistent slave inventory reports from a merchant ship [possibly the Brig Othello] in Isle delas [Isle De Los, Sierra Leone] and Annamaboe [Anomabu, Ghana].
Slave trade--New York (State)--New York; Slave trade--Africa, West; Slave traders--New York (State)--New York; Slavery--New York (State)--New York; Africa, West--Commerce--New York (State)--New York; New York (N.Y.)--Commerce--Africa, West; New...
Account book, 1748 Dec.-1749 Jul., kept aboard the sloop Rhode Island while on a voyage to Africa to procure slaves for her owners, Philip Livingston and sons, New York City. Peter James was shipmaster. Included are accounts for the purchase of...
Detailed account record of Charleston, South Carolina, sale of 63 slaves brought from Sierra Leone on the Sloop Hare by Capt. Caleb Godfrey. Includes names of purchasers, amount, and terms of payment.
Account record for the sale of slaves from Sierra Leone aboard the Sloop Hare by Austin & Laurens in Charleston, South Carolina, on behalf of Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island]. Also includes the sale of barrels of rice.
Account record of expenses and profits related to the Charleston, South Carolina, sale of 63 slaves from Sierra Leone aboard the Sloop Hare, captained by Caleb Godfrey, for Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island].
