Some of the content on this page was edited by or generated with AI.Learn more. See an error?Email us.
Letter from Abraham Pereira Mendes to Aaron Lopez, September 8, 1772
A one-page letter written aboard the ship *Mole* by Abraham Pereira Mendes to his father-in-law, Aaron Lopez, on September 8, 1772. Mendes describes a perilous voyage during a squall that required cutting both masts. He conveys greetings to Mrs. Lopez and Mr. & Mrs. Rivera. The letter provides insight into 18th-century sea travel and the personal life of Mendes, a Sephardic Jew from a distinguished but impoverished Jamaican family.
Associated People/Businesses
- MENDES, ABRAHAM PEREIRA
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 8, Folder 5