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[Request for wages to be paid to Mr. Thurston for work done by his slave, Hammet, aboard the Brig Royal Charlotte]

Request for payment by "the owners of the Brig Royal Charlotte" for twenty-two day's work provided by the "Missis [Ruth] Thurston's Negro Hammet" in Newport [Rhode Island]. Signed by Benjamin Sanford.

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Request for payment by "the owners of the Brig Royal Charlotte" for twenty-two day's work provided by the "Missis [Ruth] Thurston's Negro Hammet" in Newport [Rhode Island]. Signed by Benjamin Sanford.
PID
islandora:143317
NYHS Identifier
nyhs_sc_b-02_f-13_037
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Member of
Slavery Collection| 1709-1864. Series I| Samuel and William Vernon. Subseries 2| Business Papers| 1756-1799
Genre
receipts (financial records)
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Type
Text
Subject (Topical)
Merchant ships--United States
Merchant mariners--Salaries, etc.
Slaves
Slavery
Subject (Name)
Sanford, Benjamin
Thurston, Ruth
Hammet
Full Title
[Request for wages to be paid to Mr. Thurston for work done by his slave, Hammet, aboard the Brig Royal Charlotte]
Contributor
Royal Charlotte (Brig)
Thurston, Ruth
Hammet
Creator
Sanford, Benjamin
Date Created
1765-June-27
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