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Franks, Jonathan, fl. 1777-1782 to Mr. Currier

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.515.01 Author/Creator: Franks, Jonathan, fl. 1777-1782 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 17, 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 34 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Franks requests sugar, pepper, and rum for Colonel Livingston, and two pounds chocolate, one pound pepper and two gallons both wine and rum for himself. Letter addressed to Currier on board the sloop Mohawk, a supply ship

Franks, Jonathan, fl. 1777-1782
Currier, fl. 1777
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Judaism
Alcohol
Merchants and Trade
Maritime
Diet and nutrition
The War for Independence

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