Slave trade--Africa, West

"The wants and leakege of 65 […] of rum belonging to the sloope Rhode island cargo in inches & gallons" and "An account of what slaves died on the cost and upon the passedge from Guine [Guinea] to New York and when died on bord the sloope Rhode Island, 1749"

Accounts for Thomas Loock and James Seriden, and "Goods delivered to Capt. David Lindsey [Lindsay]"

Accounts for George Edwards, Richard Fagens, John Suter, William Lovitt, Jacob Dun, Allard Antony, and Joseph Bonnin

"At Cape Cost" [Cape Coast Castle, Ghana], May 5 [sic], 1749, and accounts for John Magfasten and Thomas Donlee

"At Annemoboo [Anomabu, Ghana] for the sloope Rhode Island"

"At Annemoboo [Anomabu, Ghana] for the sloope Rhode Island"

"At Annemoboo [Anomabu, Ghana] for the sloope Rhode Island"

"At Annemoboo [Anomabu, Ghana]"

"At Little Sittree", "At the River St. Andrew", and "At the Mine Castel [Elmina, Ghana]"

"At Badue [Liberia]" and "At Little Sittree"

"At Badue [Liberia]"

"At Badue [Liberia]"

"At Little Bassaro" and "At Badue [Liberia]"

"At Gran Junk [Junk River, Liberia]" and "At Little Bassaro"

"At Little Mounserado [Mesurado, Liberia]" and "At Little Junk [Junk River, Liberia]"

"At Little Cape Mounte [Cape Mount, Liberia]"

"At Little Cape Mounte [Cape Mount, Liberia]"

"At Kettem [Kittam, Sierra Leone]" and "At Cape Mounte [Cape Mount, Liberia]"

"At Kettem [Kittam, Sierra Leone]"

"At the Bonnanes [Banana Islands, Sierra Leone]"

"At Serilion [Sierra Leone]"

"An account of trade on the cost of Affricah for the sloope Rhode Island, Peter James Master for Philip Livingston Esqr and Sons merchants in New York commincing at Serilion [Sierra Leone] Janry 18th 1748/9"

Account book, January 18, 1749-May 6, 1749, kept aboard the sloop Rhode Island while on a voyage to Africa to procure enslaved people for her owners, Philip Livingston and sons, New York City. Peter James was shipmaster. Included are accounts for the purchase of enslaved people, gold, and other goods; for sales of rum and other provisions to the crew, various expenses, the purchase of provisions, an inventory of goods delivered to Captain David Lindsey, a record of the deaths of 37 enslaved people, etc. The trading was carried out on various locations between Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast.

Letter from William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island] to Captain William Taylor on the Brig Royal Charlotte.

Letter to Capt. John Duncan in Newport [Rhode Island] giving command to set sail to the coast of Africa [probably from William and Samuel Vernon]. Copied in Duncan's hand and signed in receipt.