Letter from James Read to Joseph Whipple, 1797 September 19

Collection Name:

Moffatt and Whipple Family Papers

Title:

Letter from James Read to Joseph Whipple, 1797 September 19

Creator:

Read, James

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1972.052

Object ID:

1895.002.003.005.012

Date:

1797/09/19

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from John Read, Collector at Wilmington, NC, to Joseph Whipple, Collector at Portsmouth, NH, dated September 19, 1797. In the letter, Read informs Whipple the ship by the name of Betsy of Wilmington must actually be the Snow Aran. He goes on to state the certificates sent along were never issued from his port and that the names of the signatures are either fake or merchants of no position. Read provides a timeline of the Snow's time at his port, notes this is the most daring fraud he has ever heard of, and hopes they will be prosecuted with the utmost severity.

Subjects:

Correspondence , Shipping , Ships , Certification , Fraud , Depositions

Locations:

Wilmington, NC
Portsmouth, NH

People:

Whipple, Joseph, 1738-1816 , Read, James , MacFarlane, John

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

1