Cooke to Lopez, September 7, 1776

Holding institution: American Jewish Historical Society
Collection: Aaron Lopez papers (P-11)
Location: Box 14, folder 7, doc. 3
Title: Cooke to Lopez, September 7, 1776
Document Type: Personal correspondence
Date: 1776-09-07
Creator or Sender: Silas Cooke
Location (creator or sender): Whitehall, New York
Recipient: Aaron Lopez
Location (recipient): Newport, Rhode Island
Language: eng
Synopsis: Cooke asks Lopez's assistance to find his slave Sharper. He was informed that Sharper was working on board Captain Hyers’ vessel. He asks Lopez, if he finds Sharper, to send him to Whitehall or to Cooke’s house in George Town. Cooke tells that Sharper worked with him for 14 or 15 years and that if someone in Providence wants to buy him, he would sell him for 150 dolares or even less.
Access points: locations: Whitehall, New York; Providence, Rhode Island
Access points: persons: Cooke, Silas; Hyer, John (Captain)
Access points: subjects: Slaves