(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION) Account between a Boston merchant an

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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) Account between a Boston merchant and his ship's captain, detailing the sale of 3 slaves in the Caribbean. Manuscript document, 7 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches; closed separation at center fold, minor wear, mounted at corners to modern backing board. Np, February 1770

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This account details the money due between Boston merchant Fortesque Vernon (1715-1778) and John Manley, captain of his ship Little Fortesque which traded in the Dutch Caribbean. Regarding a September 1769 voyage between the Dutch colonies of Essequebo (Dutch Guiana) and Saint Eustatius, Captain Manley was charged for "3 Negroes my property sold there out of my schooner Little Fortescue, never accounted with me for value £40 each."