Brown &amp; Co. to Lopez. January 2, 1774

Brown & Co. to Lopez. January 2, 1774

Holding institution: American Jewish Archives
Collection: John Carter Brown Library Collection (MS-435)
Location: Box 2, folder 3
Title: Brown & Co. to Lopez. January 2, 1774
Document Type: Photocopy; Commercial correspondence
Date: 1774-01-02
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. reply to Lopez’s message about his intention to not dispatch his vessel from Providence before getting 70 tons or more of oil. They tell that they enquired about the freight and found that Jenckes had 25 tons of oil to sell. They also hope to have 40 tons soon.
Existence and location of originals: John Carter Brown Library
Access points: locations: Newport, Rhode Island (USA); Providence, Rhode Island (USA)
Access points: persons: Jenckes & Co.; Nicholas Brown & Co.
Access points: subjects: Whale oil