Dale, Richard (1756-1826) [Reciepts related to bonds]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00308.07 Author/Creator: Dale, Richard (1756-1826) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 17 September 1794 Pagination: 2 p. ; 8.4 x 19.6 cm. Order a Copy
Account entry 816, possibly clipped from a larger account book. Commodore Dale discusses the balance of his bond by the brig Pomona. Mentions a purchase of sugar 22 November 1793 aboard the ship Columbia. Verso contains partial receipt 820 for bonds by the brig Sally dated 25 May 1793, and refers to a coffee purchase completed 11 June 1793 on the brig Nymph. Both receipts state that Sharp Delany, customs collector in Philadelphia, oversaw the transactions cited.
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