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Catherwood, Robert (fl. 1764-1783) Legal documents relating to captured American privateers [Decimalized .01-.10]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01411 Author/Creator: Catherwood, Robert (fl. 1764-1783) Place Written: [various places] Type: Header Record Date: 1776-1779 Pagination: 10 documents Order a Copy

Collection of legal documents dated 1776 to 1779. Consists of 10 documents relating to captured American vessels which contained enslaved people and cargo,

Catherwood, Robert, fl. 1764-1783

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