1768 PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT COMPLETED BILL OF LANDING 1768 REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:49852503 | Modified Item: No |
| Conflict: Revolutionary War (1775-83) | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
PRINTRD AND MANUSCRIPT COMPETEED BILL OF LANDING 1768 REVOLUTIONARY WAR. Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS First Class.
AN ORIGINAL PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT COMPLETED BILL OF LANDING FOR A CONSIGNMENT OF MERCHANDISE ON THE SHIP “LYDIA” FROM THE HARBOR OF NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, BOUND FOR NEW YORK, DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1768, AND SIGNED BY WILLIAM VERNON FOR THE TRADING FIRM OF SAMUEL AND WILLIAM VERNON....WILLIAM VERNON {1719 - 1806} AND BROTHER SAMUEL {1711 - 1792} WERE INFLUEN...TIAL NEWPORT MERCHANTS, SHIP OWNERS, AND SLAVE TRADERS IN WHAT WAS THEN CALLED THE “TRIANGLE TRADE”. THEY WERE ALSO AMONG THE WEALTHIEST BUSINESSMEN IN NEW ENGLAND, AND LEADING SUPPORTERS OF THE PATRIOT CAUSE IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. SAMUEL WAS A LEADER OF THE SONS OF LIBERTY, AND WILLIAM WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN BUILDING THE FIRST AMERICAN NAVY UNDER THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS....ONE PAGE, SIZE 5” X 9 1/2”, BLANK REVERSE, HAND MADE WATERMARKED RAG PAPER, FOLDS, VERY GOOD CONDITION.
AN ORIGINAL PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT COMPLETED BILL OF LANDING FOR A CONSIGNMENT OF MERCHANDISE ON THE SHIP “LYDIA” FROM THE HARBOR OF NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, BOUND FOR NEW YORK, DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1768, AND SIGNED BY WILLIAM VERNON FOR THE TRADING FIRM OF SAMUEL AND WILLIAM VERNON....WILLIAM VERNON {1719 - 1806} AND BROTHER SAMUEL {1711 - 1792} WERE INFLUEN...TIAL NEWPORT MERCHANTS, SHIP OWNERS, AND SLAVE TRADERS IN WHAT WAS THEN CALLED THE “TRIANGLE TRADE”. THEY WERE ALSO AMONG THE WEALTHIEST BUSINESSMEN IN NEW ENGLAND, AND LEADING SUPPORTERS OF THE PATRIOT CAUSE IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. SAMUEL WAS A LEADER OF THE SONS OF LIBERTY, AND WILLIAM WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN BUILDING THE FIRST AMERICAN NAVY UNDER THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS....ONE PAGE, SIZE 5” X 9 1/2”, BLANK REVERSE, HAND MADE WATERMARKED RAG PAPER, FOLDS, VERY GOOD CONDITION.
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