ALS from Charles Yates, Fredricksburg, Va., to William Vernon, balance sheet and letter, March 23, 1792; balance sheet entries from April 21, 1774 through June 14, 1791. Yates writes "five continental certificates . . . And to send you an account for the Othello's cargo of slaves sold by Col. John Thornton, Mr. Daniel Bayne and myself, which although unfavorable to Messr.s Samuel and William Vernon , will I hope be attributed to the distracted period in which the business was transacted." Various entries including sale of 52 slaves from the Othello, to paying Stephen Smith 45 pounds for a Negro boy run off in the war, etc.