Slave reckoning, 1794-1798.

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Slave reckoning, 1794-1798.

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[1] 1794, June [1 l.]. Ship Ascentions [sic] inward settlement from Havana. "To cash paid the officers & people for 2 and a half slaves at 500 doll[ar]s each ..." Includes names of Caleb Gardner, Wm. Vernon, and Peleg Clark. [2] 1798, March 24, Samuel Chase to Peleg Clark, Caleb Gardner, and Wm. Vernon [2 p.]. "To neat proceeds of 250 slaves sold at Buenos Ayres $44130.32.... Cash received by 15 slaves being your priveledge [sic] at the averidge [sic] price as payment being doll. $156 [=] $2340 ... By the cost of 283 slaves purchased at Mozambique ..."

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Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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Chase, Samuel Brown

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Ascension (Ship)

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Formerly in Levant trade, 260 tons, 24 guns, 75/82 crew. Voyages: (1) 1600/1 East Indies. Capt William Brand/Robert Pope. Woolwich 13 Feb 1601 - Torbay 20 Apr - 1 May Canaries - 9 Sep Cape 29 Oct - 17 Dec Madagascar 6 Mar 1602 - 9 May Nicobars - 5 Jun Acheh - at capture of San Antonio carrack in Straits of Malacca 11 Sep - 24 Oct Acheh 9 Nov - sent for England 11 Nov - arrived Jun 1603. (2) 1603/4 Bantam. Capt Roger Style/Christopher Colthurst. Gravesend 25 Mar 1604 - 24 Apr Maio - 17 Jul Cape 2...

Clark, Peleg,

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Vernon, William

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Epithet: of Stowe MS 745 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000628.0x0000e7 Import-export merchant of Newport, Rhode Island. From the description of Papers of William Vernon, 1772-1797. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135408 Epithet: Knight Constable of England British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000628.0x...

Gardner, Caleb,

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