Williams, Otho Holland (1749-1794) [Receipt for cargo of the sloop Hannah]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00308.09 Author/Creator: Williams, Otho Holland (1749-1794) Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Document signed Date: December 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 28.7 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Williams as Naval Officer of Baltimore. Signed by Samuel Oakford, master of the sloop. Lists all cargo on the Hannah, including olives, raisins, wine, apples, tea, and beer, among other items. Lists the names of persons to whom the items are consigned. States that the cargo was assumed in Philadelphia, and that Oakford has not broken bulk since arriving in Baltimore. Partially printed. Docketed 27 December 1787.
Williams was elected as Naval Officer of Baltimore in 1783, and later served as Baltimore collector of customs.
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