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Manuscript Receipt for Spermaceti Whale Candles: Samuel and William Vernon Account with Aaron Lopez, Newport, Rhode Island, March 24, 1767

Manuscript invoice documenting the sale of 35 boxes of spermaceti whale candles from Aaron Lopez to Samuel and William Vernon on March 24, 1767, in Newport, Rhode Island. The receipt mentions the ship 'Brig Othello', owned by the Vernon brothers, and includes the GR + Crown symbol of King George. The verso contains additional details of the transaction.

Associated People/Businesses

Vernon, William, 1719-1806
Vernon, Samuel
Lopez, Aaron, 1731-1782
LOPEZ, AARON

Geography

Newport

Subjects

Whale oil
Slave trade

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 3, Folder 12