Lopez, Aaron, 1731-1782
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Colonial merchant and shipper, Aaron Lopez was born in Portugal in 1831. He immigrated to Newport,Rhode Island in 1752 where he was engaged primarily in the whale oil and candle business, although healso dealt in livestock, groceries, rum, ships, clothing, and slaves. During the 1760s and 1770s, he builtan extensive transatlantic mercantile empire and on the eve of the American Revolution, Lopez wasNewport's leading merchant and taxpayer. During the Revolution, he supported the colonials and withdrewfrom British-threatened Newport which greatly diminished his business. He died in 1782 before he couldrecoup his losses.
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Aaron Lopez (1759-1817), 1770 - 1780 | American Jewish Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Aaron Lopez Papers | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| creatorOf | Aaron Lopez Papers, 1752-1994, 1846, 1852, 1953 | American Jewish Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Abrahams, Abraham Isaac, 1720-1796. Abraham Abrahams correspondence, 1756-1771. | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | Alberro y Soroa, Ana. Ana Alberro y Soroa correspondence, 1772 June. | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | Arabet, Peter. Peter Arabet correspondence, 1783 Apr. | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | Arnold, Seth, fl. 1777. Seth Arnold letter, 1777 Aug. 17. | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | Babcock, Henry, fl. 1772. Henry Babcock correspondence, 1772 July 5. | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | Barnard, Tristam. Tristam Barnard letter, 1782 June 16. | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | Belcher, Joseph. Joseph Belcher letter, 1772 Sept. 22. | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
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| creatorOf | Letter book : manuscript : [not before 1782] | Houghton Library |
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| correspondedWith | Abrahams, Abraham Isaac, 1720-1796. |
| correspondedWith | Alberro y Soroa, Ana. |
| correspondedWith | Arabet, Peter. |
| correspondedWith | Arnold, Seth, fl. 1777. |
| correspondedWith | Babcock, Henry, fl. 1772. |
| correspondedWith | Barnard, Tristam. |
| correspondedWith | Belcher, Joseph. |
| associatedWith | Bours, John, 1734-1815. |
| associatedWith | Briggs, Nathaniel. |
| associatedWith | Champlin, Christopher. |
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Birth 1731
Death 1782-05-28
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Lopez, Duarte, 1731-1782
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