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Farmer, Jasper (fl. 1740) Bill for goods bound for London on the ship Britannia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02604 Author/Creator: Farmer, Jasper (fl. 1740) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Document signed Date: 1740/11/07 Pagination: 1p. 17.7 x 20.2 cm Order a Copy

The bill states that a quantity of animal skins will be shipped to London on the accounts of John Visger, Jr. and Jacob Ten Eyck on board the Britannia, with Jasper Farmer as the Captain. On the bottom of the bill, noted that it was printed by John Peter Zenger, 1740.

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