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Boyd, William, fl. 1741 Account of goods shipped to Jamaica from New York

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02473 Author/Creator: Boyd, William, fl. 1741 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 1741/09/18 Pagination: 1p. + docket 34.8 x 30.2 cm Order a Copy

The document lists the amount of goods shipped by different individuals, among them Philip Livingston, and to whom the goods were consigned in Jamaica.

Boyd, William, fl. 1741

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