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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 [Certificate of confirmation]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04527 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 2 March 1790 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 15.3 cm Order a Copy

Certifies that "the ship Massachusetts, now riding at anchor in the harbor of Boston, and commanded by Job Prince, is, together with her cargo, all and every part, owned entirely, and commanded by officers, citizens of the United States, and navigated for the most part by the same - the whole being under my direction." Countersigned with a note by the Justice of Peace, Joseph Greenleaf. Docketed by Henry Knox.

Greenleaf, Joseph, 1720-1810
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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