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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.006.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Lovett family business accounts. Documents relating to the privateer ship the Pilgrim |
| Title | Incomplete Lovett family account book |
| Date | 28 April - 21 September 1775 |
| Author | Lovett, John (1743-1792) |
| Document Type | Book; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Details the Lovett family accounts. Most are lists of sundry goods brought to Lovett by ship and their costs. Mentions the names of many ships, their sailing dates, and their captains. The dates run backwards with the earliest at the end of the book. The pages of the first half of the ledger book have been cut out. A few other pages are fragments. Lovett was a privateer ship merchant and captain in Beverly, Massachusetts. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Merchants and Trade Military History Privateering Finance Maritime Global History and Civics |
| People | Lovett, John (1743-1792) |
| Place written | Beverly, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Stitched, foxed, soiled at edges, half of front cover ripped off. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |