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Manuscript Collections Slave trade insurance

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Slave trader insurance document, undated 1 item. Location: Misc.:S. Unidentified brig out of Newport, Rhode Island, trading to Africa and the West Indies, owned by a Mr. Shearman. Document states terms of insurance coverage, including coverage for a possible slave insurrection aboard the ship. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3213.

Manuscript Topic

Business

Transportation

African Americans

Record Type

Manuscript Collections

Year

Undated

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