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Receipt from Jacob Rodriguez Rivera to William Vernon, Newport, Rhode Island, July 25, 1759

A financial receipt issued on July 25, 1759, in Newport, Rhode Island, from Jacob Rodriguez Rivera to William Vernon. The receipt documents a financial transaction between the two individuals. Jacob Rodriguez Rivera was president of the Touro Synagogue in 1760 and was the father-in-law of Aaron Lopez. He also controlled a spermaceti oil cartel.

Associated People/Businesses

Rivera, Jacob Rodriguez
Vernon, William, 1719-1806
RIVERA, JACOB RODRIGUEZ (1717.1789)

Geography

Newport

Subjects

Jewish merchants

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 8, Folder 5