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Massey, Samuel, fl. 1753-1755 Samuel Massey's version book

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08639 Author/Creator: Massey, Samuel, fl. 1753-1755 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript signed Date: 1753-1755 Pagination: 46 p. : Height: 18 cm, Width: 10.4 cm Order a Copy

Page 1, which is dated 5 March 1753, notes that he has shipped sixteen barrels of bread to Barbados on board the Rebecca, a ship under the command of James Lowther. The shipment is consigned to Jonathan and John Mifflan. Exact title reads "Saml Masseys version book."

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