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1826 Cargo Report and Manifest for Brig Express.

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1826 Cargo Report and Manifest for Brig Express.
<B>1826 Cargo Report and Manifest for Brig <I>Express</B></I>.</B></I> A one page partly printed document, filled in by hand with docketing information on the verso, 16" x 10.5", August 12, 1826, Philadelphia. William Day, Master or Commander of the Brig <I>Express,</B></I> swears that the cargo listed on this document is a "...full, just, and true account of all the Goods, Wares, or Merchandize sic , now being actually laden on board the said vessel..." bound from Philadelphia to Europe. Merchandise being shipped includes coffee, brown sugar, flour, and tobacco. Good condition with general edge tattering and some splitting at folds. Very displayable.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)