Africa, Abraham All, Newport to Coast of Africa and Barbados, 1766
Item
Year
1766
Title
Africa, Abraham All, Newport to Coast of Africa and Barbados, 1766
Vessel name
Vessel type
Brigantine
Captain / Master
Abraham All
Owner (vessel)
Aaron Lopez
Jacob Rodriguez Rivera
Owner (cargo)
Aaron Lopez
Jacob Rodriguez Rivera
Anchor
Newport (Rhode Island)
Destination
Coast of Africa
Barbados
Cargo
Coast of Africa to Barbados: enslaved people
West Indies to Newport: molasses and rum
Consignee
Tucker & Bedford (Barbados)
Chronology
Instructions to the captain: October 20, 1766
Details
Captain All is instructed to purchase a cargo of slaves that best suit the West Indies market. Then, we should go to Barbados and other places in the West Indies, as far as Jamaica, where he could sell the slaves.
Access points: locations
Access points: persons
Access points: goods
Sources
American Jewish Historical Society, box 1, folder 2, doc. 23.