Joseph Belcher letter, 1772 Sept. 22.

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Joseph Belcher letter, 1772 Sept. 22.

Letter from Belcher to Aaron Lopez concerning the copper trade in the Colonies.

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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...

Belcher, Joseph, 1669-1723

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Resident of Boston, Mass. From the description of Conveyance of land, 1835 Apr. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70927249 Early resident of Chelsea and East Boston, Mass. From the description of Inventory, 1840 Mar. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960546 From the description of Bill, 1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960533 Joseph Belcher was a member of the Harvard class of 1690. From the description of Declamtio primo. c...