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Bowman, Joseph (fl. 1749) Account of John Scott Lawrence and the Sloop Flora Mell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.02764 Author/Creator: Bowman, Joseph (fl. 1749) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1749/08/12 Pagination: 2p. 14.1 x 18.2 cm Order a Copy

Charges on the account are the wages due to Bowman for several days labor. Docketed on verso.

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