Wetmore collection on Rhode Island commerce [microform], 1706-1851.

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Wetmore collection on Rhode Island commerce [microform], 1706-1851.

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Collection of documents purchased by George P. Wetmore in 1912 pertaining to commerce in Rhode Island, and Newport in particular, from 1706-1851. The collection contains tipped-in letters, bills of lading, accounts, receipts, and other shipping documents. Among the individuals represented heavily in the collection are Rhode Island merchants Abraham Redwood, Stephen Ayrault, Aaron and Abraham Lopez, and Christopher Champlin. Also included are the lists of documents sold to Wetmore at auction in 1912.

12 microfilm reels.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7365890

Massachusetts Historical Society

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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...

Redwood, Abraham.

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Lopez, Abraham.

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Wetmore, George Peabody, 1846-1921

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Governor and U.S. representative and senator from Rhode Island. From the description of George Peabody Wetmore papers, 1885-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80376908 Biographical Note 1846, Aug. 2 Born, London, England 1867 Graduated, Yale College, New Haven, Conn. ...

Ayrault, Stephen.

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Champlin, Christopher, 1731-1805

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Merchant and trader in Newport, R.I. From the description of Business correspondence, 1761-1797. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536828 Newport merchant. From the description of The Papers of Christopher Champlin 1729-1840 bulk 1765-1798. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 27373208 ...