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Shipping Licenses, 1758-1759

Title:
Shipping Licenses, 1758-1759
Creator:
Wentworth, Benning, 1696-1770
Atkinson, Theodore, 1697-1779
Creator Role:
Author
Accession / Call Number:
1975.092 (m)
Object ID:
1975.092 (m)
Date:
1758-1759
Physical Description:
1 folder ; 14 items
Scope and Content:
Collection of fourteen colonial New Hampshire shipping licenses signed by Governor Benning Wentworth and Deputy Collector Theodore Atkinson. The licenses are dated 1758 and 1759 and state they are used to prevent fraud and regulate the plantation trade, due to an act of Parliament under King William.
Locations:
Portsmouth, NH
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society collection.
Restrictions:
Available for research.
Level Description:
Collection
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