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Pels, Evert "Bill of sale for the Sloop Caledonia"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00816 Author/Creator: Pels, Evert Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1710/06/08 Pagination: 1p. + docket 38.3 x 30 cm Order a Copy

Documents the sale of the Sloop Caledonia to Robert Livingston by Evert Pels, shipwright. Includes a thorough description of the vessel and the legal/financial agreement.

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