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Catalog Number |
16757 |
Object Name |
Receipt |
Scope & Content |
1799 receipt in the amount of $1000.00 to Ruth Beckford (wife of Benjamin) for money to be invested in a cargo of tobacco to be purchased in Savannah for the Schooner Betsey. |
Dates of Creation |
5 January 1799 |
Title |
Receipt for Investment by Ruth Beckford for Tobacco Purchased in Savannah for the Schooner Betsey |
People |
Lovett, John Lovett, Captain Jeremiah Beckford, Benjamin Jr. Beckford, Ruth Foster, John |
Search Terms |
maritime trade Schooner Betsey business tobacco Savannah Georgia |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Accession number |
16757 |
Date |
5 January 1799 |
Medium |
paper |