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Letter from Elbridge Gerry Kimball to Baring Brothers & Co. regarding the sale of the Bark Angola to the Russian-American Company, October 17, 1848

One-page letter written by Elbridge Gerry Kimball on October 17, 1848, to Baring Brothers & Co. in London. Kimball details the payment he received from the Russian-American Company for the sale of his ship, the Bark Angola, in Sitka, Alaska. The letter highlights the sale of the ship and the financial transaction involving 20,000 Spanish Dollars.

Associated People/Businesses

Kimball, Elbridge Gerry, 1816-1849
Baring Brothers & Co.
Angola (Bark)
Russian American Company

Geography

Salem
Sitka
Alaska

Subjects

Shipping
Navigation--History
Finance

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 1, Folder 104