Subject: Spermaceti

Bill of sale detailing the sale of 25 boxes of spermaceti candles and boxes of paper from Aaron Lopez to William and Samuel Vernon. The document lists each box separately, totaling 1,843 pounds sterling. Dated January 8, 1770, in Newport, Rhode Island.

Ledger sheet detailing sales transactions from Aaron Lopez to S. & W. Vernon. The record covers March 1767 through April 1768 and lists various goods including candles, whale oil, wine, beef, flour, tea, logs, linseed oil, and labor. The total sales exceed 30,300 pounds sterling. The sheet measures 11 3/4" x 11 1/4".

Ledger sheet detailing the account of Aaron Lopez with James Lucena, dated September 12, 1763. The account includes items such as tobacco, broadcloth, duties on sugar and snuff, spermaceti, and carriage on board. The sheet is signed by James Lucena. The verso contains a further account of Mr. Aaron Lopez from James Lucena, settled on the same date. Provides insight into the mercantile activities of Aaron Lopez in the mid-18th century.

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.

Manuscript receipt issued by Jacob Rod. Rivera & Co. to Christopher Champlin on October 20, 1784, in Newport, Rhode Island. The receipt documents a financial transaction. Jacob Rodriguez Rivera (1717-1789) was president of Touro Synagogue in 1760 and controlled a spermaceti oil cartel.