Brown & Co. to Lopez. January 8, 1774
Item
Holding institution
Collection
John Carter Brown Library Collection (MS-435)
Location
Box 2, folder 3
Title
Brown & Co. to Lopez. January 8, 1774
Document Type
Date
1774/01/08
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. inform that Jenckes will not sell their oil under £27. Doctor Bowen will also freight 5 tons of oil and 12 tons of pig iron. Brown & Co. expect to have about 40 tons in 4 weeks. They hear that there is a large quantity of white oil in Dartmouth to be delivered in Newport. They are planning to send a man to Dartmouth to negotiate the price and send a quantity to Lopez.
Existence and location of originals
John Carter Brown Library