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Item #010062 1797-1798 – Archive of documents relating to the capture of an Alexandria-based...

1797-1798 – Archive of documents relating to the capture of an Alexandria-based merchantman by French privateers that was one of several such incidents that led to the Quasi-War with France

Various locations: 1797-1798. Unbound. This archive consists of 11 documents related to the voyage, seizure, plundering, and eventual return of the Sloop Diana out of Alexandria, Virginia. The ship was captured twice by French privateers while bound for Cape Nicholas Mole, Saint-Domingue, and Port au Prince, Haiti. This was one..... More

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Item #010091 1802 – Illustrated shipping document exporting a shipment of rum and brown sugar...

1802 – Illustrated shipping document exporting a shipment of rum and brown sugar to Europe commissioned by one of the wealthiest participants in the Triangle Trade

Newburyport, Massachusetts: 1802. Unbound. This partially printed shipping document dated “June 8th, 1802” measures 8” x 6¼”. It is illustrated with a large capital ‘S’ that depicts an oceangoing ship in the background. In it, Moses Brown of Newburyport, commits to transporting rum and sugar to Amsterdam via the Brig..... More

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Item #009960 1841-1845 – An archive of correspondence between an exceptionally wealthy ...

1841-1845 – An archive of correspondence between an exceptionally wealthy Massachusetts bootmaker-politician and his son regarding life as a student at Philips Exeter Academy and chronicling the devastating seven-year depression that followed The Panic of 1837

Quincy, Massachusetts and Exeter, New Hampshire: 1841-1845. Envelope or Cover. This archive consists of nine stampless folded letters between Nathaniel White at Quincy, Massachusetts, and his son, George, who attended Philips Exeter Academy and later Yale. The letters were written between 1841 and 1845; eight were written by Nathaniel and..... More

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Item #010080 1875 – Three documents relating to bank drafts written to a Chinese man by the...

1875 – Three documents relating to bank drafts written to a Chinese man by the Jewish owners of the most prominent bank in Montana that were refused payment in San Francisco when the most important bank in the west, the Bank of California, failed as the result of its president’s felonious fraud

San Francisco: 1875. Unbound. The three documents are all in nice shape. They are: A two-page “State of California / City & County of San Francisco” partially printed “Public Instrument of Protest,” dated August 28, 1875. The document reads in part: "Sing Tie Kee . . . did..... More

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Item #009955 1735 – Letter between two prominent merchants discuss the shipping of...

1735 – Letter between two prominent merchants discuss the shipping of “Pennopscot” beaver pelts and “Liver Oyle” from Boston to London

Boston to London: 1735. This two-page stampless folded letter measures 15” x 11¾” unfolded. It was sent by William Clark in Boston “To Mr Christr: Kilby / Mercht / In London”. The letter was favor carried by a ship’s master, Captain Cary. In nice shape. Transcript will be provided... More

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