Guide to the George D. Sweet bill of lading, 1776

Redwood Library and Athenaeum
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Newport, RI 02840
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Published in 2015

Collection Overview

Title:	George D. Sweet bill of lading
Date range:	1776
Creator:	Sweet, George D., fl. 1776-1775
Extent:	0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Abstract:	Bill of lading for George D. Sweet (fl. 1774-1775), master of the Brig Othello, to Francis Mairez at an unidentified destination.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection number:	RLC.Ms.578

Scope & content

This collection consists of a bill of lading for George D. Sweet, master of the Brig Othello which was anchored in the Newport harbor, to ship building materials, flour, meat, and onions to be received by Francis Mairez. The destination of this cargo is not noted on the document.

Access Points

Subject Names

• Mairez, Francis, fl. 1774-1775

Subject Organizations

• Othello (Brig)

Subject Topics

• Merchant ships--United States
• Merchants--Rhode Island--Newport--History

Geographical Names

• Newport (R.I.)--Commerce

Document Types

• Bills of lading

Subject Topics

• Rhode Island/Local Interest
• Business
• Maritime

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in chronological order.

Biographical note

George D. Sweet served as the master of the Brig Othello, which was most likely owned by Samuel (1711-1792) and William Vernon (1719-1806), merchants of Newport, Rhode Island.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	Access is open to members and researchers at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
Use of the materials:	This collection is owned by the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Special Collections Librarian of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
Preferred citation:	George D. Sweet bill of lading, RLC.Ms.578, Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
Contact information:	Redwood Library and Athenaeum 50 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI 02840 Tel: (401) 847-0292 Fax: (401) 841-5680 email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Acquisition:	Purchased from Jordan Antiques & Antiquarian books, 2014 Jun 26.
Processing information:	This collection was processed according to current archival standards in 2015.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Delmage.
Encoding:	This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-01-30
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Additional Information

Related material:

Papers of William Vernon, Accession #9183, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va. Slavery Collection, MS 569, The New-York Historical Society.

Inventory

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Manuscripts Box 2

Bill of lading

1776 Jul 22