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Catalog Number |
12216 |
Object Name |
Document |
Scope & Content |
1817 shipping document indicating that two boxes containing 4,000 specie dollars had shipped in good order to Calcutta, India, from Boston on the Ship Columbus. The reverse side describes how the money was to be invested in Calcutta. |
Dates of Creation |
1817 |
Title |
Shipping document on the Ship Columbus for 4,000 specie dollars |
People |
Thorndike, Nicholas Robbins, Rufus Stephens, Thomas |
Search Terms |
maritime trade business investment specie dollar Boston Calcutta India Columbus ship |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Accession number |
12216 |
Date |
14 June 1817 |
Medium |
paper |