Laura (Schooner) sea letter, 1804.

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Laura (Schooner) sea letter, 1804.

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This collection contains the leave for the schooner Laura of Charleston, South Carolina, to depart for St. Augustine, 1804. The text is in parallel columns of English, French, Spanish, and Dutch. The document names Asa Belnap as master and lists the cargo of provisions and porter. It is signed by James Simmons, Collector, Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, James Madison, Secretary of State, and William Couch, Notary Republic.

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Georgia Historical Society

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