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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.060 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1783 |
| Title | Permit to unload ship |
| Date | 12 May 1783 |
| Author | Hiller, Joseph (1748-1814) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Permit allowing John Buffington, master of the ship Marquiss de Lafayette at the port of Salem, Massachusetts. Lists the number of cases, barrels, bales, etc. that he will be unloading. Signed by Hilton as a Naval Officer. The Marquis de Lafayette was a privateer ship. |
| Subjects | Privateering Revolutionary War Military History Maritime Navy |
| People | Hilton, Joseph (fl. 1783) Buffington, John (fl. 1778-1783) |
| Place written | Salem, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Agreement to ship goods aboard the Marquiss Ship's disbursements for the Marquiss de Lafayette Statement of account with owners of the ship, the Marquiss de Lafayette |