Pereira Mendes to Lopez. November 25, 1779

Holding institution: American Jewish Historical Society
Collection: Aaron Lopez papers (P-11)
Location: Box 14, folder 34, doc. 54
Title: Pereira Mendes to Lopez. November 25, 1779
Document Type: Typescript copy; Commercial correspondence
Date: 1779-11-25
Creator or Sender: Abraham Pereira Mendes
Location (creator or sender): Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Recipient: Aaron Lopez
Location (recipient): Leicester, Massachusetts (USA)
Language: eng
Synopsis: Pereira Mendes informs Lopez of his arrival at Newport. He could not contact George Sears because he was indisposed. Since he was in the town, he procured 4 boxes of oil cheaper than expected. He gives his opinion on Lopez’s “troublesome lawsuit”. People in Newport refused paper money. The affair of a total defeat of Count De Estaing and General Lincoln in Georgia will help to reduce currency. A vessel from Augustean Bound to New York was obliged to put in Newport, in full confidence that the place was still in possession of British troops.
Existence and location of copies: American Jewish Archives, Aaron Lopez Papers (MS-231), box 1, folder 2 (typescript copy)
Existence and location of originals: Newport Historical Society, vol. 19, no. 13
Access points: locations: Leicester, Massachusetts (USA); Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Access points: persons: Pereira Mendes, Abraham; Sears, George
Access points: subjects: War; Whale oil