Account record for a cargo of 238 "Negroes" aboard the Ship Ascension at Mozambique, belonging to Messr. Vernon Gardner & Co. [William Vernon and Caleb Gardner].
Rhode Island--Commerce--Africa; Africa--Commerce--Rhode Island; Merchant ships--United States
Inventory of goods consigned to John Duncan aboard the Brig Othello, owned by Samuel and William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island, departing from Rhode Island to the Coast of Africa.
Inventory of goods consigned to Captain George D. Sweet aboard the Brig Othello, owned by Samuel and William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island, departing Rhode Island to the Coast of Africa. Includes instructions that read, "To insurance in London,...
Trade book of the Brig Othello, a merchant ship owned by brothers Samuel and William Vernon, business partners involved in the triangular trade that sent rum from Rhode Island to Africa, bought slaves in Africa to sell in the West Indies or in the...