2023
Colonial PA. Ship's Expense Account, 1756-1758
Estimate:
$250 - $500
Sold
$175
Live Auction
November 5th, 2021 Gallery Auction l Americana Historical Documents, Memorabilia, & Weapons
Category
Description
"Owners of Ship Marlbro' to James Pemberton for sundry Disbursements since Settlement of her last outsett ...;" DS, recording various expenses from the last day of 1756 to June 18, 1759, including voyages to Jamaica, Carolina, and England; 2 pp. folio. James Pemberton, 1723-1808, was a leading merchant in Philadelphia during this period, a prominent Quaker minister and activist against slavery.
Condition
Intersecting folds, with some toning; splitting along the center fold
Provenance
From the estate of a Maryland collector. Purchased from Harris Auction Galleries, Baltimore, May, 1999.
