Mears to Lopez. October 8, 1779

Holding institution: American Jewish Historical Society
Collection: Aaron Lopez papers (P-11)
Location: Box 14, folder 34, doc. 46
Title: Mears to Lopez. October 8, 1779
Document Type: Typescript copy; Commercial correspondence
Date: 1779-10-08
Creator or Sender: Samson Mears
Location (creator or sender): Wilton, Connecticut (USA)
Recipient: Aaron Lopez
Location (recipient): Leicester, Massachusetts (USA)
Language: eng
Synopsis: Mears informs Lopez that he lasted the recent weeks looking for a place to house his family for the Winter. He mentions the “unhappy suffers of Norwalk” and his losses and distress. However, he stresses that his brothers Myer and Asher Mears, although their losses were severe, “think it their duty to join your contribution”. Mears will endeavour to procure payment for a draft of John Willey on Samuel London at Fishkill. He laments Lopez’s losses by the damage of goods by Wentworth.
Existence and location of originals: Newport Historical Society, vol. 19, no. 3
Access points: locations: Fishkill, New York (USA); Leicester, Massachusetts (USA); Norwalk, Connecticut (USA); Wilton, Connecticut (USA)
Access points: persons: London, Samuel; Mears, Asher; Mears, Myer; Mears, Samson; Willey, John
Access points: subjects: War