Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) [Importation certificate for the port of Marblehead, Massachusetts]

High-resolution images are available to schools and libraries via subscription to American History, 1493-1943. Check to see if your school or library already has a subscription. Or click here for more information. You may also order a pdf of the image from us here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00307.04 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810) Place Written: Marblehead, Massachusetts Type: Printed document signed Date: 25 June 1804 Pagination: 1 p. ; 13 x 24 cm. Order a Copy

Partially printed document signed as collector and countersigned by J. Prentiss as Collector. Numbered 14976. Certifies that Thomas Meek imported one cask of wine.

Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources