Lopez to Wiswall. June 16, 1775
Item
Holding institution
Collection
Aaron Lopez papers (P-11)
Location
Box 3, folder 18, doc. 27
Title
Lopez to Wiswall. June 16, 1775
Document Type
Date
1775-06-06
Creator or Sender
Aaron Lopez
Location (creator or sender)
Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Recipient
Samuel Wiswall
Location (recipient)
Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Language
eng
Synopsis
Ship: Jacob. Captain: Samuel Wiswall. Destination: Martha's Vineyard. In Martha's Vineyard, Wiswall should attend the arrival of Francis Rotch, who will furnish him the instructions and provide him with a suitable crew for the ship proceeding on the whaling voyage. If Rotch is detained at Boston and absent of Vineyard in the course of 3 days after Wiswall's arrival, Lopez wants him to begin to ship such hands as may offer that he knows are well acquainted with the whaling activity. In Rotch's absence, Wiswall should follow Leonard Jarvis's directions, if he is in Vineyard.