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Account of passengers and disposal of the servants time of service who were brought hither from Cork in Ireland on the ship John & Mary...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08366 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1739-1740 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 23.5 cm Order a Copy

Title continues "James Underdowne Master on account & Visque of Capt. John Eloss Owner of said ship." Ledger page accounting for passengers and their servants on board, including pricing.

Underdowne, James, fl. 1739-1740
Eloss, John, fl. 1739-1740

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