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Series II - Gardner and Dean, 1771-1807, 1771-1807, inclusive

Scope and Contents

This series contains correspondence and business papers of the Rhode Island slave trading firm of Gardner and Dean.

Subseries 1 - Correspondence, 1804-1807, 1804-1807, inclusive

Scope and Contents

Arranged alphabetically by last name of sender. This subseries consists of letters to Gardner and Dean, mostly from the firm of Phillips and Gardner, their South Carolina counterpart, and from Samuel C. Taggart, Thomas White and Joseph Wood.

Correspondence P#18; T#1, 2; W#14, 15, 26, 1804-1807, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries 2 - Business papers, 1771, 1805-1807 and undated, 1771, 1805-1807 and undated

Scope and Contents

Arranged chronologically. Accounts of the Sloop Louisa dated 1771, and 1805 to 1806, and accounts and receipts not attributable to particular ships dated from 1805 to 1807 make up this series.

Sloop Louisa papers, 1771, 1805-1807, undated

Box: 3, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Accounts and receipts, 1805-1806, undated

Box: 3, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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