A letter from Isaac Ball in Newport, Rhode Island to his brother John Ball Jr. in Charleston, South Carolina discussing letter writing, advice, drinking "Adam's ale," the weather, the poor health of Mr. Brenton's sister, family matters, and a fever in Providence "that turns people crazy."
A bill of lading dated March 29, 1771 and signed by Joseph Durfee for a cargo of "two hogshead & four barrels Pimento & Ten logs Mahogany" sent by Nathaniel Russell from the sloop of Charleston bound for Newport, Rhode Island to be received by William and Samuel Vernon.
This one-page folded letter with no stamp was sent from Nathaniel Russell, a slave merchant in South Carolina, to William and Samuel Vernon, Rhode Island slave traders and orchestrators of the colonial-era "triangle trade."
A bill of lading dated Sept 16, 1767 for twenty-five hogshead of New England rum imported by way of one Aaron Lopez and delivered to the Port of Charleston, SC for Durfee and Russell.
