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Messrs. Samuel & Wm. Vernon & Co. in Acct. with Rich'd Adams
Merchant ships--United States; Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport; Slave trade--Massachusetts--Boston
Account record by Richard Adams of expenses related to trade on serveral ships belonging to Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island]. Includes mention of the Brig Royal Charlotte and the Schooner Little Sally.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Messrs. Saml. & William Vernon & Co. in acct. with Richard Adams
Merchant ships--United States; Slave trade--England--Bristol; Slave trade--England--London; Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport
Account record by Richard Adams of expenses related to trade in London and Bristol on behalf of Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island]. Includes mention of the Schooner Little Sally.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

The Crisis of the Revolution
Correspondence;
Page 65; Correpondences from Sir Henry Clinton and Benedict Arnold to George Washington; Two footnotes
Greenburgh Public Library, The Land and People of Greenburgh

[Letter from Rich'd Adams to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]
Slaves--Rhode Island--Newport; Slavery--Rhode Island--Newport; Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport; Slaves--Virginia--Richmond; Slavery--Virginia--Richmond; Slave trade--Virginia--Richmond
Manuscript copy of a letter from Richard Adams of Richmond, Virginia, to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island, regarding slave and agricultural trade.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Letter from John Thornton & Co. to Messrs. Samuel & William Vernon]
Slave trade--Virginia--Fredericksburg; Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport
Letter from John Thornton & Co. of Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Samuel and William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Manuscript copy of letter from John Thornton & Co. to Messrs. Samuel & William Vernon]
Slave trade--Virginia--Fredericksburg; Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport
Manuscript copy of letter dated April 30, 1774, from John Thornton & Co. of Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Samuel and William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island. Followed by postscript dated May 3, 1774, signed J. T. & Co.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Letter from Phillips & Gardner to Mess. Gardner & Dean]
Rhode Island--Commerce; South Carolina--Commerce; Slave trade--South Carolina--Charleston; Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport
Letter from Phillips & Gardner of Charleston [South Carolina] to Mess. Gardner & Dean [of Newport, Rhode Island] regarding various payments for shipped cargo.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Letter from J. Wood to Messrs. Gardner & Dean]
Rhode Island--Commerce; Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport; Uruguay--Commerce; Rum industry
Letter from J. Wood [Captain Joseph Wood] in Malagua Bor [?] to Gardner & Dean [of Newport, Rhode Island] regarding his voyage and the trading of goods.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Account book for the crew of the Brig Royal Charlotte]
Merchant ships--United States; Merchant mariners--Salaries, etc.
32-page account book for the crew of the Brig Royal Charlotte, undated. Includes three receipts of payment at back.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Document regarding legal aspects of the Amistad revolt]
Slavery--Louisiana--New Orleans; Slaves--Louisiana--New Orleans; Slavery--Connecticut--New London; Slaves--Connecticut--New London; Slavery--United States; Slaves--United States; Slave insurrections--Cuba
Unsigned six-page memoranda discussing legal aspects of the famous Amistad revolt of 1839. Includes reference to "the Act of March 3rd 1819."
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

[Advertisement for Mathew Carey's testimony of the Colonization Society]
African Americans--Colonization--Liberia; Liberia--Colonization
Two-page printed advertisement by Mathew Carey of Philadelphia, promoting this written testimony on the Colonization Society and its activities in Liberia.
New-York Historical Society, Manuscript Collections Relating to Slavery

Catalogue of an exhibition of early American art : February 9 to 24, The Whitney Studio Club, 10 W 8th Street / selected and arranged by H.E. Schnakenberg.
Art, American--Exhibitions ; Art, Modern--17th-18th centuries--United States--Exhibitions ; Art, Modern--19th century--United States--Exhibitions
Catalogue of an exhibition selected and arranged by H. E. Schnakenberg. Includes a list of the artwork and artists, and five plates. Title from cover.
Whitney Museum Library, Whitney Studio Club and Galleries, 1907-1930

John Watson notebook, 1701, 1726, 1775-1778
Painting, American; Finance, Personal; Real property; American poetry
Notebook of John Watson, the painter, containing miscellaneous notes and personal account information written by Watsonin1726 and by Watsons nephew, Alexander Watsonin1775-1778. There are accounts of things bought, real estate transactions, poetry,...
New-York Historical Society, Historical Manuscripts

Alexander Watson notebook, 1772-1774
Watson, John,1685-1768; Watson, Abigail, 1746 or 1747-1774; Watson family; Real property--New Jersey; Real property--New York (State)--New York; Agriculture--New Jersey; Agriculture--New York (State)
Notebook, 1772-1774, of Alexander Watson. Contains receipts, lists of deeds and properties, and a note of a lease assigned to him in New York to build a church; notes on taxes; excerpts from A new system of agriculture, by a Country Gentleman, with...
New-York Historical Society, Historical Manuscripts