Bills of lading : provisions sent to Louisbourg in 5 sloops, 1746 Aug. 26.

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Bills of lading : provisions sent to Louisbourg in 5 sloops, 1746 Aug. 26.

Bill of lading written and signed by Apthrop listing provisions sent to Fort Louisbourg, Nova Scotia in August 1746.

1 item (1 leaf) ; 24 x 39 cm. folded to 24 x 20 cm.

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Newberry Library

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Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

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Apthorp, Charles, 1698-1758.

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Charles Apthorp was born in England in 1698 and educated at Eton College. He was later appointed by the English government as paymaster and commissary of the land and naval forces quartered in Boston. Apthorp also became one of the most distinquished merchants in Boston during the 1730's until his death in 1758. From the description of Bills of lading : provisions sent to Louisbourg in 5 sloops, 1746 Aug. 26. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 36376467 ...