Bill of Lading of Bateau La Providence, March 31, 1778

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Shipped in good Order and well conditioned by Oliver Pollock in and upon the good Bateau called the La Providence et La Fortune whereof is Master for this present Voyage Eugene Pourrée and now riding at Anchor in the River Mississippi and bound for Illinois To say

Ten Trunks Merchandise. Twentv One Cases Ten Barrels Wine Ten Ancre Brandv & One Hundred & Thirty Nine Bales

Being marked and numbered as in the Margin,¹ and are to be delivered in the like good Order and well conditioned, at the aforesaid Port of Illinois (the Danger of the Seas only excepted) unto Robert George or to his Assigns, Freight for the said Goods, being paid with Primage and Average accustomed. In Witness whereof the Master or Purser of the said Bateaus hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this Tenor and Date, the one of which being accomplished, the other Two stand void. Dated in ~~Philadelphia~~ New Orleans 31^st.March 1778—²

NB. 1 Bale omitted in filling up Bill of Lading is 140 Bales if found.

D, DNA, PCC, item 50, p. 224 (M247, roll 64). Document is a printed form with blanks filled in with writing. In this transcription underlined portions appear as handwritten in the original. An illegible notation of about five words, possibly in French, appears at the end, following the date.

1. In the margin: "10 Trunks/21 Cases/10 Barrels/10 Ancres/139 Bales/as p^r. Invoices."

2. A complete invoice of the goods shipped in the bateau, dated 1 Apr., is in ibid., pp. 149-57.

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1778 March 31

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Volume 11

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American Theatre from January 1, 1778 to March 31, 1778

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

Bill of Lading of Bateau La Providence, March 31, 1778

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