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[Letter from Adams & Griffin to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]

Manuscript copy of a letter from Richard Adams of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island dated December 26, 1768, regarding the "favorable" slave market in Richmond. Followed by a letter in which Adams & Griffin, further note the improved market.

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Manuscript copy of a letter from Richard Adams of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island dated December 26, 1768, regarding the "favorable" slave market in Richmond. Followed by a letter in which Adams & Griffin, further note the improved market.
PID
islandora:143254
NYHS Identifier
nyhs_sc_b-01_f-01_a12
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Member of
Slavery Collection| 1709-1864. Series I| Samuel and William Vernon. Subseries 1| Correspondence| 1756-1796
Genre
Commercial correspondence
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Type
Text
Subject (Topical)
Slaves--Rhode Island--Newport
Slavery--Rhode Island--Newport
Slave trade--Rhode Island--Newport
Slaves--Virginia--Richmond
Slavery--Virginia--Richmond
Slave trade--Virginia--Richmond
Subject (Name)
Adams & Griffin
Adams, Richard
Vernon, William, 1719-1806
Vernon, Samuel, 1711-1792
Griffin, William
Full Title
[Letter from Adams & Griffin to Messrs. Saml. & Wm. Vernon]
Contributor
Adams, Richard
Vernon, William, 1719-1806
Vernon, Samuel, 1711-1792
Griffin, William
Creator
Adams & Griffin
Date Created
1769-January-26
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