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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09892 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1759 Pagination: 4 p. ; 29.9 x 19.2 cm. Order a Copy

Lists sailors from Germany. Includes the sailor's names, trade, age, and various other details. The year 1759 was added at a later date in pencil.

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