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Montgomery, Sealy, & Co., fl. 1779 to Newton, Gordon, and Johnston

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.022.06 Author/Creator: Montgomery, Sealy, & Co., fl. 1779 Place Written: Lisbon, Portugal Type: Autograph letter Date: September 18, 1779 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Details accounts for the shipping of sundry goods, wine, and brandy. Then discusses placing insurance on the shipments and states that he has given the insurance agents the necessary information about the ships, the captains' names, where the shipment is going, etc. Mentions that British Admiral Charles Hardy has sailed with 53 ships to attack the enemy. Lists men returned safely from East India to Limerick. Reports that they took two French privateers on their way to Limerick. Newton, Gordon, and Johnston were merchants from Madeira.

Montgomery, Sealy, & Co., fl. 1779
Montgomery, John, fl. 1778-1779
Hardy, Charles, fl. 1716-1780

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