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Receipt from Aaron Lopez to William and Samuel Vernon for Salt, Newport, Rhode Island, April 26, 1771

A signed receipt from Aaron Lopez, a prominent Jewish merchant in Newport, Rhode Island, to William and Samuel Vernon for 250 bushels of salt. Dated April 26, 1771. The Vernons were major slave traders. This receipt provides insight into the commercial activities of Lopez and the interconnectedness of the transatlantic slave trade with other mercantile enterprises in colonial America.

Associated People/Businesses

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

Geography

Newport

Subjects

Slave trade
Merchants
Jews--United States

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 8, Folder 5