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Privateering Contract for the Sloop Tryal, Savannah, Georgia, June 30, 1758

Original manuscript privateering contract for the sloop Tryal, under the command of John Robinson, with Joseph Wood and Mordecai Sheftall as beneficiary merchants. Dated June 30, 1758, Savannah, Georgia. The contract includes 36 signatures and wax seals of the seamen. Two pages, 18.25" x 14.75".

Associated People/Businesses

Robinson, John
Wood, Joseph
Sheftall, Mordecai
Tryal (Sloop)

Geography

Savannah

Subjects

Privateering
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Jews--United States
Navigation--History

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 18, Folder 2