Hiller, Joseph, 1748-1814 [Permit to unload ship]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.060 Author/Creator: Hiller, Joseph, 1748-1814 Place Written: Salem, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 12 May 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 10.5 cm, Width: 16 cm Order a Copy
Permit allowing John Buffington, master of the ship Marquiss de Lafayette at the port of Salem, Massachusetts. Lists the number of cases, barrels, bales, etc. that he will be unloading. Signed by Hilton as a Naval Officer. The Marquis de Lafayette was a privateer ship.
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