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Group of 12 Late 18th c. American Business Docs.

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Group of 12 Late 18th c. American Business Docs.
<B>Grouping of Twelve Late 18th Century American Business Documents,</B></I> included are the following:<BR>Listing of "<I>ruffled shirts</B></I>" sold to merchant William Wilson of Alexandria, Virginia, one page, 6.5" x 8.25", September 10, 1784. Split along one fold, else fine condition.<BR>Two invoices to William Wilson for various fabric goods, three pages, 89" x13", 1784 and 1785, stains, folds. Very good condition.<BR>ALS, "<I>G. Salmon</B></I>", four pages, 9.25" x 14.5", London, May 7, 1784 and May 12, 1784, to Captain Thomas Pamp and George Moore, n.p. Instructions for a commercial voyage to Maryland's Patuxent River are related here in minute detail. Large water stain, else very good condition.<BR>Two receipts on one sheet made out to Andrew Buchanan, signed by James Alcock and Charles Wells, two pages, 6.25" x 3.75", Baltimore, April 18, 1786 and London, June 1, 1786. Marginal splits, very good condition.<BR>ANS, "<I>Joseph Woodbridge</B></I>", one page with docketing, 6.5" x 4.25", September 19, 1787, Groton, Connecticut, to Captain Daniel Packer. Orders to deliver lumber. Light stains, fine condition.<BR>Partly-printed DS, "<I>J. Osgood</B></I>" and "<I>William Morgand</B></I>", two pages, 7.5" x 6.25", Salem, Massachusetts, January 8, 1793 and March 18, 1793. A call for citizens to sit on a Grand Jury. Fine condition.<BR>Itemized invoice, one page, 12.25" x 15.5", Norwich, Connecticut, October 31, 1782. Listed are purchases made between 1780 and 1782 by Dr. Colonel Joshua Huntington. With some staining and uneven toning, otherwise good condition.<BR>ANS, "<I>Wm. Wilson</B></I>", one page, 7.5" x 4.5", Alexandria, Virginia, November 30, 1792. Instruction to settle an account in sixty days. Fine condition.<BR>ALS, "<I>Samuel Hobbs</B></I>", one page, 5.75" x 7.25", Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 24, 1788, to Colonel Josiah Little, Newburyport. A very polite request for payment of monies owed. Some stains, very good condition.<BR>Invoice, 13" x 8", Philadelphia, December 13, 1796. Revisions to an account between John D. Blanchard and George Meade. Fine condition.<BR>ALS, "<I>Walter Wimple</B></I>", one page, 8" x 10", Claverack, New York, May 1, 1789, to State Treasurer Gerard Bankes, New York. Advises of funds being sent by courier. Lovely red wax seal with WW monogram. Fine condition. <I>From the collection of Henry E. Luhrs.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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