Great Britain. Board of Trade records, 1682-1786.

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Great Britain. Board of Trade records, 1682-1786.

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Volumes containing correspondence, reports, orders, instructions, commissions, and other records documenting British trade in Canada, the Caribbean, and America. Notes trade with Antigua, Bermuda, France, Jamaica, New England, Newfoundland, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. Chronicles British trade decisions and actions concerning fishing, shipping, and whaling, and trade disputes with Spain.

13 items.6 containers plus 1 oversize.2.2 linear feet.

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Great Britain. Board of Trade

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Founded in 1784. Responsibile for the merchant fleet 1854-1939. Absorbed by the Dept. of Trade and Industry in 1970, but continues as a legal presence. From the description of Certificate of competency as master 1876. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 45671728 In 1851 it became compulsory for the masters and mates of foreign-going British merchant ships to hold the appropriate government licence, issued through the newly-created marine section of the Board ...