Bill of lading for pieces of kentledge
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Bill of lading for pieces of kentledge
Description
Encloses a bill of lading of seventeen pieces of kentledge shipped on board Capt. Jackson's schooner "Weymouth" in the harbor of New York and bound for Philadelphia.
year created
1799
month created
04
day created
23
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
author note
Richbill; Melancton Smith.
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Jackson
Shute
notable location
Philadelphia
New York
notable item/thing
Kentledge
schooner
bill of lading
Weymouth
river
freight
notable phrase
we enclose a bill of lading
shipped on board schooner Weymouth
it would have been sent sooner but since the river has opened we have requested two persons to carry it but that had so much freight engaged the could not take it
document number
1799042380001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | YVL03 (4 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
| [view document] (3 pages) | YVL03a (3 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Melancton Smith | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |