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Shipping Record: Account of Costs and Outfits of the Sloop Polly, 1751

Manuscript ledger sheet detailing the partnership between Moses Levy and William Vernon for outfitting the sloop Polly in Newport, Rhode Island on June 1, 1751. The document shows a 50/50 cost share between Levy and Vernon for outfitting the vessel. Vernon is noted as the largest slaver in the Americas. The Sloop Polly is a listed slave ship.

Associated People/Businesses

Levy, Moses
Vernon, William, 1719-1806
LEVY, MOSES (1704.1792)

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

Shipping
Slave trade
Business records
Navigation--History

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 8, Folder 6