Louisa (Sloop)

Expense record of Gardner & Dean relating to the shipping of commodities and slave trade between August, 1805, and January, 1806. Includes mention of the Sloop Louisa, Brig Brandywine, and Schooner Flora.

Expense record of Benjamin Weaver aboard the Sloop Louisa in Islands Deloss [Isle De Los, Sierra Leone], giving sums for the purchase of 70 slaves "on the coast of Africa" and other expenses.

Expense record of Benjamin Weaver aboard the Sloop Louisa, giving sums for "the amount of the cargo homeward as per invoice," disbursements, "neat proceeds" and balance due. Includes note at bottom, "Errers [sic] Excepted Riopongo" [probably Rio Pongo, Guinea].

Expense record for the Sloop Louisa submitted to owners Phillips & Gardner of Charleston [South Carolina], including purchases of provisions and "Negroes." Lists names of vendors Stephen Buckley and Paul Brownell, and Captains Barker and Taggart.

Account record of Gardner and Dean, "in acct with Phillips & Gardner," in Charleston [South Carolina], listing expenses and profits associated with the selling of slaves from April, 1806, through May, 1806. Includes names of purchasers, E. [probably Edward] Tayer and R. Carter.

Record for the sale of sixty-one slaves received by ship Master Samuel C. Taggart of the Sloop Louisa in Charleston [South Carolina]. Includes names of purchasers John L. Engle, C. Fitzsimons [Fitzsimmons], Thomas Mitchell, and ten others.

Invoice to Gardner & Dean for purchase of sixty-one slaves by Samuel C. Taggart aboard the Sloop Louisa bound for Charleston, South Carolina.

Disbursement record for the Sloop Louisa listing purchases of food provisions, costs associated with selling slaves, and wages for ship crewmembers Peter Lewis, William Tayer, Richard Everith and William Weeden. Signed by Phillips & Gardner for Samuel Phillips.

Expense record of Captain Benjamin Weaver aboard the Sloop Louisa in Riopongo [probably Rio Pongo, Guinea], listing purchases of provisions and slaves dated December 22, 1805 through February 26, 1806.

Contract for employment on the Sloop Louisa, "bound from the Port of Newport, Rhode Island to Africa & from thence to Charleston and then back to said Newport." Includes the name of ship Master Samuel Taggart, first mate Benjamin Weaver, second mate Zephaniah Hathaway, and seamen Noel Allen, William Tayer, Abram Brouwer, Lenard Pieters, John Hermany, and James Murry. On back, multiple notations dated March 1, 1805, through September 24, 1805, detailing payments to crew.

Letter from Phillips & Gardner of Charleston [South Carolina] to Mess. Gardner & Dean of Newport, Rhode Island regarding the sale of "Negroes" delivered by the [Sloop] Louisa. Includes mention of specific sales to James & Dordin and Tisdale & Dean.

Letter from Phillips & Gardner of Charleston [South Carolina] to Mess. Gardner & Dean, merchants in Newport, Rhode Island, regarding slave trade in the Leeward [Islands, West Indies] on the Brig [Sloop] Louisa.

Letter from Phillips & Gardner [of Charleston South Carolina] to Mess. Gardner & Dean of Newport, Rhode Island regarding the arrival of the Brig [Sloop] Louisa and her cargo of 89 "prime Negroes."

Letter from Phillips & Gardner of Charleston [South Carolina] to Mess. Gardner & Dean [of Newport, Rhode Island] regarding shipments on the Schooner Hannah Barlley [Barley?] and the [Sloop] Louisa.

Letter dated May 11 [?], 1806, from Phillips & Gardner of Charleston [South Carolina] to Mess. Gardner & Dean [of Newport, Rhode Island] regarding cargo on the Sloop Louisa and the Brig Hope.

Letter from Phillips & Gardner of Charleston [South Carolina] to Mess. Gardner & Dean [of Newport, Rhode Island] regarding Charleston slave trade and cargo aboard the Brig [Sloop] Louisa. Includes inquiry about business with Mr. D'Wolf [possibly James De Wolf of Bristol, Rhode Island].

Letter from Phillips & Gardner of Charleston [South Carolina] to Mess. Gardner & Dean [of Newport, Rhode Island] regarding cargo shipments on the [Sloop] Louisa and the Ship Rose in Bloom.

Letter from Phillips & Gardner of Charleston [South Carolina] to Mess. Gardner & Dean, merchants in Newport, Rhode Island, regarding the sale of cargo from the Sloop Louisa, followed by itemized receipt for the "sales of Sixty Seven African Negroes." Includes names of purchasers Jas. [James] B. Phillips, Patrick Cassin, Alex [?] S. Rowe, Isaac Wellborn, Mathew [Matthew] Clarke, Robert Quash, D. Bradley, Pagan & O'Neale, Wainock, Jhl. [?] Meriam, R. Carter, and Wm. [William] Dabney.

Letter from Phillips & Gardner of Charleston [South Carolina] to Mess. Gardner & Dean [of Newport, Rhode Island] regarding news of the Ship Mary and the Brig [Sloop] Louisa.

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.