Single-page ledger sheet, measuring 11 x 14 inches, documenting the mercantile transactions between Aaron Lopez and Messrs. Samuel & William Vernon. The document, dated March 24, 1767, details itemized sales from July 5, 1765 to March 24, 1767, including goods such as rum, spermaceti candles, nails, and flour. The sheet is double-signed by Aaron Lopez in the header and at the end, showing the final tally with noted and accounted for errors. The ledger is from Newport, Rhode Island.
Subject: 18th Century Business Records
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Ledger sheet detailing accounts of Moses Franks, Aaron Levy, J. Simon, Henry Marks, Simon Gratz, Reuben Etting, and Samuel Hays. Henry Marks is possibly Zvi Hirsch Marks, brother of Levy Lipman Marks, born in England in 1726 and died in Charleston in 1809. The entries span February 16, 1795 to March 19, 1795. The sheet measures 5/8" and consists of four pages folded from 10" x 8". The ledger sheet is from the Gratz Collection in Canada, Nathan Family Archive.
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.