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Faneuil, Benjamin, fl. 1770-1780 [Shipping order from Benjamin Faneuil]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.032.01 Author/Creator: Faneuil, Benjamin, fl. 1770-1780 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document Date: circa 1765-1775 Pagination: 1 p. : docket : envelope ; 19 x 23.5 cm. Order a Copy

Orders Jonathan Clark to ship molasses, turpentine, and tallow to Halifax on the account of Butler and Fritten. Envelope is addressed to Jonathan Clarke. Faneuil was a merchant. Document is not dated.

Faneuil, Benjamin, fl. 1770-1780
Clarke, Jonathan, fl. 1770-1790

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