The Digital Ark :: Hubert Tassel

The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

Named as a "benefactor" in the catalogues of Salter's museum. There was a Hugh Tassel who worked with partner Wargent Nicholson as factors of the South Sea Company in Havana c. 1729-1750, working in the slave trade, while maintaining their private interests (Rutledge, 146, 179; Sorsby, 199). They were replaced in their roles in 1733 and returned to London in the summer of 1737. Relevant locations: Residence at London, England
Workplace or place of business Havana, Cuba
Relationships: Hubert Tassel was a donor to James Salter (-c. 1728)

Linked print sources: as Mentioned or referenced by - A Catalogue of the Rarities [1741] ... at Don Saltero’s Coffee House in Chelsea.
as Mentioned or referenced by - British Trade with Spanish America Under the Asiento 1713-1740. PhD Dissertation.
as Mentioned or referenced by - Enemies Bound by Trade: Jamaica, Cuba, and the Shared World of Contraband in Atlantic Empires, 1710-1760. PhD Dissertation.
References in Documents:

A Catalogue of the Rarities To be seen at Don Saltero's Coffee-House [1775] T Hubert Tassel, Esq; Capt. Tublay. Miss Tublay. Mrs Tench.