Account with George Eames, 1730 Jan.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr. LibraryColonial Williamsburg FoundationP.O. Box 1776Williamsburg, VA 23187
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Douglas MayoEmail: dmayo@cwf.orgPhone: (757) 565-8521Email: speccoll@cwf.orgPhone: (757) 565-8520Fax: (757) 565-8528
- Restrictions:
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There are no restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Librarian/ Associate Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, and the holder of the copyright, if not the Rockefeller Library at Colonial Williamsburg.
- Preferred citation:
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W.A.V. Clark's Account with George Eames, 1730 Jan, Manuscript # 2000.24, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Clark, W.A.V.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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W.A.V. Clark's Account with George Eames, 1730 Jan, Manuscript # 2000.24, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Background
- Scope and content:
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Account of goods consigned to and that have in other ways fallen into the hands of George Eames, merchant, St. Christopher's-Nevis-Anguilla. Lists and values five ships, "Martha," "Swan," "Groton," "Lark," and "Snow Queen," and their cargoes. Commodities on board include fish, planks, shingles, staves, tobacco, guns, naval stores, peas and flour.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase, 1981.
- Physical description:
- 1 p.; 13 cm
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Food industry and trade
--History --18th century.
Firearms --History --18th century.
Fish trade --History --18th century.
Lumber trade -- History --18th century.
Merchants --West Indies --History --18th century.
Naval stores --History --18th century.
Ships --Cargo --History --18th century.
Staves and stave trade --History --18th century.
West Indies --Commerce -- History --18th century.
Mercantile Accounts --18th century.