Samuel Wentworth papers, 1738-1742.

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Samuel Wentworth papers, 1738-1742.

Fifteen letters and two documents, 1738-1742, concerning the ships and cargos of Samuel Wentworth, a Boston merchant and the brother of New Hampshire governor Benning Wentworth.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7430591

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