Brown & Co. to Lopez. November 2, 1771
Item
Holding institution
Collection
John Carter Brown Library Collection (MS-435)
Location
Box 2, folder 3
Title
Brown & Co. to Lopez. November 2, 1771
Document Type
Date
1771-11-02
Creator or Sender
Nicholas Brown & Co.
Location (creator or sender)
Providence, Rhode Island (USA)
Recipient
Aaron Lopez
Location (recipient)
Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Language
eng
Synopsis
Brown & Co. enclose a letter for London and another to Jacob Rodriguez Rivera concerning the head matter business, “urging that some effectual measures be persued to prevent the destruction of that branch”. The manufacturers of Providence had written their opinion to the gentlemen of Boston, “inforcing the necesity of a stop’s being put by such information at home as will cause all oil sent from America to be examined and the dutys paid on all head matter shipt. You’l use your influence with the other gentlemen and take care that it be done”.
Existence and location of originals
John Carter Brown Library