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Financial records: Book of invoices for goods shipped by W.C.C., clerk of the ship "Dorchester"

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Collection Type

  • Manuscripts

Date

1843-1844

Location Note

Folder 33

GUSN

GUSN-295558

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Description

This folder contains a book of invoices for goods shipped by W.C.C. on board the ship "Dorchester" bound for Boston, possibly from 1843 to 1844. This is a very good source for data about the Calcutta trade in the 1840s. This book also includes sketches of sailors on the end leaf.

Details

Collection Code

MS037

Collection Name

John Codman (1898-1989) family papers

Reference Code

MS037.06.11

Record Details

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File part

Location Note

Folder 33

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