Home & Sill to Lopez. September 3, 1774
Item
Holding institution
Collection
Aaron Lopez papers (P-11)
Location
Box 14, folder 30, doc. 14
Title
Home & Sill to Lopez. September 3, 1774
Document Type
Date
1774-09-03
Creator or Sender
Home & Sill
Location (creator or sender)
Lisbon (Portugal)
Recipient
Aaron Lopez
Location (recipient)
Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Language
eng
Synopsis
Home & Sill inform Lopez that they had received his last letter from Captain Storey and thank Lopez’s care in forwarding their sundry letters to Mr Lucena. Lucena’s brother, Mr Morão, arrived from Bordeaux with all his family, and he was received with great cordiality by the King and his ministers. Mr Morão wrote to Mr Lucena to return with his family to Portugal, “on account of the climate, he is not happy at Savannah”. Home & Sill also informs that António de Oliveira Marques will comply with Lopez’s brother's orders. Captain Thurston in Lisbon.
Existence and location of originals
Newport Historical Society, vol. 17, no. 5