Dordin, Peter.
Biographical notes:
Peter Dordin was a Newport seaman known for his willingness to captain slave ships in the "triangle trade" between Rhode Island, West Africa and the West Indies.
William Vernon (1719-1806) of Newport was a leading Rhode Island slave trader, the first to trade directly with the Southern colonies. He was president of the Eastern Navy Board during the American Revolution; Vernon House served as Rochambeau's headquarters.
From the description of Accounts for cargo shipped on the brigantine Renard, 1762. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702193674
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- Slave trade
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- America (as recorded)
- Africa, West (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Rhode Island (as recorded)
