[Lovett family account and ledger book for receipts from the Earl of Sandwich : 11 September 1778-11 May 1779].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lovett, John, 1743-1792.

Contributor:

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)

Series:

American history, 1493-1945.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Account books--Massachusetts--Beverly.

Account books.

Earl of Sandwich (Ship).

Black Prince (Ship).

Snow Polly (Ship).

Privateering--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)--Early works to 1800.

Privateering.

Lovett, John, 1743-1792.

Lovett, John.

Merchants--Massachusetts--Beverly--Early works to 1800.

Merchants.

Ship captains--Massachusetts--Beverly--Early works to 1800.

Ship captains.

Manuscripts, American--New York (State)--New York--Facsimiles.

Manuscripts, American.

New York (State)--New York.

Massachusetts--Beverly.

Genre:

Facsimiles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (47 unnumbered pages, sewn + 3 fragments)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1778-1779]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Account book of John Lovett, ship captain and merchant of Beverly, Mass. Entries are for the supply of goods to privateer ships' captains, and for the distribution of prize monies from various ships including the Earl of Sandwich, the Snow Polly and the Black Prince. The loose fragments also relate to the payment of prize monies from the Black Prince.

Notes:

Ms.

Title from publisher's website.

Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, c2014. (American history, 1493-1945. Module 1, Settlement, commerce, revolution and reform, 1493-1859)

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