Hayley and Hopkins to Lopez, December [?]
Item
Holding institution
Collection
Aaron Lopez papers (P-11)
Location
Box 14, folder 1
Title
Hayley and Hopkins to Lopez, December [?]
Document Type
Date note
The date is illegible (torn document)
Creator or Sender
Hayley and Hopkins
Location (creator or sender)
London
Recipient
Aaron Lopez
Location (recipient)
Newport
Language
eng
Synopsis
Hayley and Hopkins inform Lopez of the arrival of the Abigail the previous day. the Abigail arrived with 60 puncheons of rum, 20 bags of pimento, 8 casks sugar and about 3000 feet of mahogany. Captain Allen told them the Minerva was not sailed from Jamaica for the Bay when he left the island and there is no probability of its arriving in time to take any of Lopez' spring goods. They are afraid of hardly find a purchase for the Minerva. Vessels of its structure were not in favour in London.