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THB1742 ISAAC WINSLOW Boston TEA PARTY Merchant Autograph Letter Signed
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Isaac Winslow Boston Merchant Autograph Letter Signed
ISAAC WINSLOW (1709-1777). Boston Merchant, Loyalist, his nephew, Joshua, and his uncle, Richard Clarke, were among the Consignees of the East India Tea involved in the historic "Boston Tea Party," in August of 1774 Winslow accepted an appointment to the Mandamus Council, made up of 37 men nominated by Governor Thomas Gage to replace the Massachusetts elected assembly.
June 2, 1742-Dated Colonial America Period, Autograph Letter Signed, "Isaac Winslow" by Boston Merchant, Loyalist, Isaac Winslow, with Integral Transmittal Cover, Very Fine. This wonderful, original letter measures about 6" x 8", 2 pages, written in Boston, Massachusetts. Merchant Isaac Winslow has written to Samuel Vernon (1711-1792), prominent Merchant and Slave Trader at Newport (Rhode Island), regarding the fact that there are no nails available anywhere... though he has tried... Signed on second page, "Isaac Winslow" addressed outer leaf. Fantastic PRO PATRI watermark in the paper. This is a very scarce version of the watermark. In the Pro Patria watermark the maid of Holland (or representative person) is seated within a palisade of Holland, surrounded by her fortified frontiers, maintains Liberty by force of arms. The force of arms is represented by a Rampant Lion (also symbolising Holland) brandishing a sword and holding in the other hand a bundle of arrows. He stands ready to repel invaders. A historic Autograph Letter Signed by "Isaac Winslow" a Boston Merchant to his fellow Merchant Samuel Vernon at Newport.
Isaac Winslow (1709-1777) was a British Loyalist, but without firmly held convictions, and for many years he resisted political office. However, the Boston Tea Party goaded him into taking a stand, for his nephew, Joshua, and his uncle, Richard Clarke, were among the consignees of the tea; in August of 1774 Winslow accepted an appointment to the Mandamus Council, made up of thirty-seven men nominated by Governor Thomas Gage to replace the Massachusetts elected assembly.
However, his Councillorship soon proved to be a mistake. Winslow's decade of philanthropy and his liberal views were quickly forgotten by his Roxbury neighbors. Public pressure forced him to resign his seat on the council, and to publish an apology in the Massachusetts Gazette in September 1774.
For the next seven months he lived relatively undisturbed, a peaceful interlude that unfortunately was short lived. In the wake of the events of April 19, 1775, the Winslows were forced to flee Roxbury for Boston, and in July their mansion was burned to the ground due to their British Loyalist politics. Finally, in March of 1776, Winslow and his wife and family left with the British army for Halifax, Nova Scotia..."
The Vernon brothers, William and Samuel, made a name for themselves in Newport by successfully utilizing the "triangle trade." Their first ship, commanded by Captain John Godfrey, was ironically named the Olive Branch. The brothers also owned the Hare, a ship whose participation in the American Slave trade is well documented. Incredible profits were made by purchasing Slaves in Africa with rum from the colonies, selling those Slaves in the West Indies, using those profits to purchase molasses from those ports before buying more rum in the colonies, continuing the triangular cycle of trade.
The Vernons are known as the first Newport merchants to sell African slaves directly to the southern colonies, instead of exclusively in the West Indies. Their ships returning from the West Indies offloaded slaves in South Carolina in exchange for barrels of rice destined for markets in New England. Their first sale to the southern colonies was made in Charleston in 1755. These brothers serve as a perfect example of the pivotal role many northern colonies played in the American slave trade.
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Abraham Lincoln Related: (Lots 64 - 74)
Historic Autographs: (Lots 75 - 235)
Colonial America: (Lots 236 - 261)
Revolutionary War: (Lots 262 - 304)
George Washington Related: (Lots 305 - 306)
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