Shipping Document: Brotherton Daggitt to Aaron Lopez, November 20, 1771

Single printed pro-forma sheet (approx. 6" x 7 ½") shipping document, accomplished in ink by Brotherton Daggitt on November 20, 1771 in Newport, Rhode Island. Daggitt consigns various goods, including menhaden, codfish, salmon, cheeses, and oak staves, to Aaron Lopez for transport to the Windward West Indies aboard Lopez's sloop George. The document details the consignment's contents and terms, specifying that the shipment is "on his own acct. & risque." The document provides insight into the mercantile activities of Aaron Lopez and the trade networks operating in colonial Newport during this period. Additional context notes that menhaden is a type of fish, and that Lopez was involved in spermaceti, candle-making, and the slave trade.

Associated People/Businesses

• Lopez, Aaron

Geography

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Subjects

• Shipping

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 5