A Guide to W.A.V. Clark's Account with George Eames, 1730 Jan. Account with George Eames, 1730 Jan. MS 2000.24

A Guide to W.A.V. Clark's Account with George Eames, 1730 Jan.

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the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 2000.24


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Repository
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Manuscript number
MS 2000.24
Title
Account with George Eames, 1730 Jan.
Extent
1 p.; 13 cm
Creator
Clark, W.A.V.
Language
English

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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

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1981.

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Microfilm available.

Scope and Content Information

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.

Index Terms

    Persons:

  • Eames, George.
  • Corporate Names:

  • Groton (Ship)
  • Lark (Ship)
  • Martha (Ship)
  • Snow Union (Ship)
  • Swan (Ship)
  • Subjects:

  • Firearms --History --18th century.
  • Fish trade --History --18th century.
  • Food industry and 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.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Mercantile Accounts --18th century.