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  1. 010.071.005 - Tobacco

    Tobacco leaves from Cuba sent by Alonzo Foster in a letter during the Spanish American War to Elise F. Barter in 1899 to 599 Cabot Street in North Beverly, Massachusetts.

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    Tobacco
  2. 11736 - Receipt

    Receipt between William Bartlett and Ebenezer Toothaker dated July, 3, 1771.

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    Receipt between William Bartlett and Ebenezer Toothaker
  3. 12837 - Letter

    A letter posted in Copenhagen Denmark from Ryburg and Company to Captain John Lovett informing him of the volatile market for tobacco. Ryburg and Company state their appreciation for future business next Spring in coffee and sugar. The letter offers a warning as to the American market and the overstocking of goods from Russia.

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    Letter, from Ryburg and Company to Captain John Lovett
  4. 12873 - Letter

    A letter posted in Copenhagen Denmark Ryburg and Company to Captain John Lovett. The letter mentions the arrival of a Joseph Pitcairn of Hamburg Germany representing the interest of Lovett to discuss monies due. The letter references Captain Lovett's dissatisfaction with the sale price of his tobacco. Ryburg and Company seem very solicitous about future business with Captain Lovett.

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    Letter, Ryburg and Company to Captain John Lovett
  5. 12953 - Letter

    1801 letter from John Lovett to the firm of Ryberg & Co. in Copenhagen regarding the balance due to the company for the marketing of tobacco from the Schooner Betsey. Lovett states that the balance due to Ryberg is "very different from what I flattered myself," but promises to make it up to the company with a small cargo of Havana sugar which he has little doubt that they will be able to profitably sell during the present season.

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    Letter from John Lovett to Ryberg & Co. Regarding the Balance of Tobacco from the Schooner Betsey
  6. 16122 - Invoice

    "Invoice of Sundry Merchandize shipped by William Gray upon his own account and risque, on board the Schooner Hope Robert Rantoul Master, bound to the West Indies and consigned to said Rantoul for sale and returns."

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    Invoice of Sundry Merchandize shipped by William Gray
  7. 16124 - Records

    Agreement on terms of a transaction between Robert Rantoul and William Parkinson for G. Green and self. The agreement entails the terms of an exchange between Rantoul and Parkinson and Greene, which was to be dispatched in five weeks. The underside of the document indicates this was the case as of 3 October 1778.

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    Agreement on terms of a transaction between Robert Rantoul and William Parkinson for G. Greene and self
  8. 16125 - Account

    Account between Robert Rantoul and William Parkinson and Gardner Green. The account records items Rantoul purchased in Rio Demerary on behalf of Parkinson and Gardner; also items he sold in Rio Essequebo on their behalf, apparently intended to match the amount spent at Rio Demerary. Demerary and Essequebo were Dutch colonies located in current-day Guyana, South America. Goods acquired at Demerary include rum and sugar. Goods exchanged at ...

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    Account of Captain Robert Rantoul with William Parkinson and Gardner Green
  9. 16127 - Records

    Sundry charges from Schooner Hope Voyage including an account of rum received from sundries on account of Parkinson and Greene. Compare with Object 16125 in same collection.

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    Sundry Charges from Schooner Hope Voyage
  10. 16129 - Account

    Account current between William Gray and Robert Rantoul as of 16 December 1778. Document alludes to other accounts. Also mentions Essequebo.

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    Account Current Between William Gray and Robert Rantoul
  11. 16757 - Receipt

    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.

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    Receipt for Investment by Ruth Beckford for Tobacco Purchased in Savannah for the Schooner Betsey
  12. 16759 - Account

    1799 account for cargo of tobacco to be purchased for the Schooner Betsey at Savannah.

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    Account for Tobacco to be Purchased at Savannah for the Schooner Betsey
  13. 16760 - Account

    Account of the Schooner Betsey from Captain Jeremiah Lovett while at Savannah to owner John Lovett, regarding the instructed purchase of goods such as tobacco and rice in that port.

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    Account of the Schooner Betsey While at Savannah
  14. 16769 - Letter

    1799 letter from Benjamin Beckford, Jr., to Captain John Lovett, written in Savannah, regarding the trade of the Schooner Betsey. Inside the letter are the current prices listed for tobacco, cotton and rice.

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    Letter from Benjamin Beckford to Captain John Lovett from Savannah Regarding the Schooner Betsey
  15. 16770 - Letter

    1799 letter from Benjamin Beckford in Savannah to Captain John Lovett in Beverly. He writes about falling tobacco prices.

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    Letter from Benjamin Beckford to Captain John Lovett
  16. 16771 - Letter

    1799 letter from Captain Jeremiah Lovett in Savannah to owner Captain John Lovett in Beverly. He writes about the prices and purchasing of tobacco.

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    Letter from Captain Jeremiah Lovett to John Lovett About Prices of Tobacco.
  17. 16772 - Letter

    1799 letter from Captain Jeremiah Lovett in Savannah to owner Captain John Lovett in Beverly. He writes about prices and purchasing of tobacco and rice.

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    Letter from Captain Jeremiah Lovett to John Lovett About Prices of Tobacco and Rice in Savannah.
  18. 16773 - Letter

    Letter from Captain Jeremiah Lovett in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Captain John Lovett in Beverly. He writes to say that tobacco and rice are fetching poor prices, that he is soon going off with Captain Isaac Rea to St. Petersburg, that Captain Benjamin Beckford has not quite unloaded all of his goods at the time of writing the letter, and that all three Beverly people are doing well. He ends by stating that the letter will be sent back to Beverly vi...

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    Letter from Captain Jeremiah Lovett to John Lovett About Status of Affairs in Copenhagen
  19. 16781 - Letter

    1799 letter written from Ryberg & Co. of Copenhagen, Denmark to John Lovett about the sailing of the Schooner Betsey to St. Petersburg. The writer states that the company issued credit to Captain Jeremiah Lovett for his trip to St. Peterburg and that price of tobacco remains "dull," regardless of its quality, due to a scarcity of money in the area at the time.

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    Letter to John Lovett from Ryberg & Co. of Copenhagen about the Schooner Betsey
  20. 16782 - Letter

    1799 letter written from Ryberg & Co. of Copenhagen, Denmark, to John Lovett about the sailing of the Schooner Betsey under Captain Jeremiah Lovett from St. Petersburg to Copenhagen. The firm states that the sale of tobacco is still "dull," with no demand for it at all, due to a scarcity of money in the area and Europe as a whole.

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    Letter to John Lovett from Ryberg & Co. of Copenhagen about the Schooner Betsey

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