Little Sally (Schooner)

32-page account book for the crew of the Brig Royal Charlotte, undated. Includes three receipts of payment at back.

Account record by Richard Adams of expenses related to trade in London and Bristol on behalf of Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island]. Includes mention of the Schooner Little Sally.

Account record of the sale of 8 slaves from the [Schooner] Little Sally, sold by Richard Adams for Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island]. Includes names of purchasers.

Account record of the sale of 52 slaves from the Schooner Little Sally, sold by Richard Adams for Samuel and William Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island. Includes names of purchasers and counties of residence.

Account record by Richard Adams of expenses related to trade on serveral ships belonging to Samuel and William Vernon [of Newport, Rhode Island]. Includes mention of the Brig Royal Charlotte and the Schooner Little Sally.

Letter from Richard Adams of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island and Thomas Teakle Taylor, captain of the Schooner Little Sally, to notify of current sales and encourage additional slave shipments of men under the age of twenty.

Letter from Richard Adams of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island and Thomas Teakle Taylor, captain of the Schooner Little Sally, to notify of the safe arrival of a "very likely" slave shipment, and the general state of the Richmond market.

Manuscript copy of a letter from Richard Adams of Richmond [Virginia] to William and Samuel Vernon of Newport, Rhode Island and Thomas Teakle Taylor, captain of the Schooner Little Sally, dated July 4, 1763, to notify of the safe arrival of a "very likely" slave shipment, and the general state of the Richmond market.

The Slavery Collection contains correspondence and legal and financial documents related to the North American slave trade, slave ownership, abolition, and political issues pertinent to slavery. The Slavery Collection is called an "artificial" collection because unrelated items with different provenance have been grouped together according to subject matter.