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Williams, Otho Holland, 1749-1794 [Receipt for cargo of the sloop Hannah]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00308.09 Author/Creator: Williams, Otho Holland, 1749-1794 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Document signed Date: December 27, 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 28.7 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Williams as Naval Officer of Baltimore. Signed by Samuel Oakford, master of the sloop. Lists all cargo on the Hannah, including olives, raisins, wine, apples, tea, and beer, among other items. Lists the names of persons to whom the items are consigned. States that the cargo was assumed in Philadelphia, and that Oakford has not broken bulk since arriving in Baltimore. Partially printed. Docketed 27 December 1787.

Oakford, Samuel, fl. 1783
Williams, Otho Holland, 1749-1794

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