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Financial Record: Expenses for the Brig Polly, December 2, 1752Financial Record: Expenses for the Brig Polly, December 2, 1752

Receipt detailing expenses to supply the Brig Polly, shared equally between William Vernon and Moses Levy. The document suggests a partnership between Vernon and Levy, with each contributing 300 pounds. The Brig Polly was involved in the slave trade. This receipt was likely created in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 2, 1752.

Letter from James Gibbon to Moses Myers, Norfolk, Virginia, February 15, 1834Letter from James Gibbon to Moses Myers, Norfolk, Virginia, February 15, 1834

Handwritten letter from Major James Gibbon, a Revolutionary War officer and customs collector in Richmond, Virginia, to Moses Myers, a prominent Jewish merchant in Norfolk, Virginia, dated February 15, 1834. Gibbon requests Myers' assistance in overseeing the outfitting of his grandson, J.B. Carter, a young seaman, before he embarks on a voyage.