Papers, 1754-1787.

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Papers, 1754-1787.

1754-1787

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Material relating to Lopez's business activities, particularly shipping. Includes correspondence, 1761-1780; portage and ships papers, 1764-1775; ship manifests, 1764-1774, 1783; accounts, 1755-1779, 1787; accounts payable, 1761-1781; bills and receipts, 1754-1787. Also includes some papers of Moses, Abraham, and Joseph Lopez; material concerning dealings with the Mendes family in Jamaica.

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Congregation Shearith Israel (New York, N.Y.)

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Congregation Shearith Israel (New York, N.Y.)

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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 wit...

Lopez, Moses

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Lopez, Joseph.

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Lopez, Abraham.

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Mendes family.

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