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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.006.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Lovett family business accounts. Documents relating to the privateer ship the Pilgrim |
| Title | John Lovett's account book of ships and prizes |
| Date | 1780 |
| Author | Lovett, John (1743-1792) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Documents the name, sailing date, and captain of ships and schooners, and details the goods these ships brought back to Lovett. Lovett was a ship merchant and captain in Beverly, Massachusetts. During the Revolutionary War privateering ships, privately owned vessels, were used to assist in defending the colonies from the British Navy. In return, they received profits from prizes captured. Includes 5 loose fragments inserted. |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Revolutionary War Maritime Privateering Finance Military History Merchants and Trade |
| People | Lovett, John (1743-1792) |
| Place written | Beverly, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime; Banking & Economics; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Privateering; Black Prince (famous privateering ship). One book (marked) has brief account of a wager concerning Brit. soldier in America; one account book for privateer settlements 1781, 1819+1825 with orig. paper covers. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |