Samuel Brown, A.L.S. Taunton [Mass.] 16 Dec. 1780 : to Samuel Vernon, Newport

Samuel Brown, A.L.S. Taunton [Mass.] 16 Dec. 1780 : to Samuel Vernon, Newport

Taunton [Mass.] 1780

[4] p. ; 16 cm.

MSS L1992.1.161

"I have ship'd you by Capt. Ingle one bale containing furrs which at the request of your father I sent on to this place ..."|I wish you to inform me how many cask[s] of rum you have recd ...."|Mentions the cost of rice as being higher in Gottenburg [i.e., Gothenburg, Sweden?] than here.|"Scott ... has become a person of not any note, betaken himself to drink & retired from the world."|"This Gents House is one of the most reputable in Gottenburg. [H]e hath offered the services of it to have our accounts obtained from Scott and the transactions of the [illegible] voyage fully investigated."|Page [4] is address leaf.|Brothers Samuel and William Vernon were engaged in maritime trade from their base of operations in Newport, Rhode Island where they were active in the triangle trade: rum to Africa, slaves to the West Indies, and molasses to New England. The firm also engaged in privateering and had interests in several ships during King George's War and afterwards. In later years, William's son, Samuel, Jr., joined the business, first as a ship's captain and then as a partner. -- See on-line notes from Winterthur Library. The recipient of this letter could be either Samuel Vernon, or Samuel Tertius Vernon, though the son seems more likely inasmuch as he mentions "at the request of your father."|Watermark: D V -- similar to fig. 312 in Gravell.American watermarks, but with different location of chain lines.

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