Costa to Lopez. July 19, 1764
Item
Holding institution
Collection
Isaac da Costa letters (SC-2577)
Title
Costa to Lopez. July 19, 1764
Document Type
Date
1764-07-19
Creator or Sender
Isaac da Costa
Location (creator or sender)
Charleston, South Carolina (USA)
Recipient
Aaron Lopez
Location (recipient)
Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Language
spa
eng
deu
Synopsis
Transcription of the original Portuguese letter with English and German translations.
Costa writes about Moses Lopez's visit to Charleston. Information regarding the prices of goods: rum began to rise and it seems to Costa that it will keep on rising; prices of rice, corn, ship bread, flour, loaf sugar; price of freightage for London. Information about the enslaved people's sale and prices.
Costa writes about Moses Lopez's visit to Charleston. Information regarding the prices of goods: rum began to rise and it seems to Costa that it will keep on rising; prices of rice, corn, ship bread, flour, loaf sugar; price of freightage for London. Information about the enslaved people's sale and prices.
Existence and location of originals
Newport Historical Society, vol. 2, no. 30