{"product_id":"1800-newburyport-massachusetts-bill-of-lading-ship-columbus-captain-caleb-tappan-bremen-germany-embossed-u-s-customs-seal","title":"1800 Newburyport Massachusetts Bill of Lading – Ship Columbus – Captain Caleb Tappan – Bremen, Germany – Embossed U.S. Customs Seal","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"330\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"64\"\u003eAmerican Bill of Lading – Ship \u003cem data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"62\"\u003eColumbus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"67\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"76\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"94\"\u003eJuly 10, 1800\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"97\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"117\"\u003ePort of Loading:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"148\"\u003eNewburyport, Massachusetts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"151\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"167\"\u003eDestination:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"187\"\u003eBremen, Germany\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"190\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"201\"\u003eMaster:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"226\"\u003eCaptain Caleb Tappan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"229\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"243\"\u003eConsignor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"261\"\u003eWilliam Chase\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"264\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"282\"\u003eDocument Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Printed Bill of Lading completed in manuscript.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"565\"\u003eThis is an attractive and scarce Federal-period American bill of lading documenting a transatlantic shipment from the important New England port of \u003cstrong data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"495\"\u003eNewburyport\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"509\"\u003eBremen\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of northern Europe's principal commercial centers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"589\"\u003eThe cargo consists of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"647\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"16gcplh\" data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"620\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"620\"\u003eFour hogsheads of sugar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"10h0vwm\" data-start=\"621\" data-end=\"647\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"647\"\u003eTwo barrels of sugar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"679\"\u003eThe freight rate is stated as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"715\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"715\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"715\"\u003eFive Pounds Sterling per Ton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"739\"\u003eThe document is dated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"773\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"773\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"773\"\u003eNewburyport, July 10, 1800\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"850\"\u003eand is signed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"816\"\u003eCaptain Caleb Tappan\u003c\/strong\u003e, master of the ship \u003cstrong data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"849\"\u003eColumbus\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"855\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"7gs9od\" data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"876\"\u003eNotable Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"5mnors\" data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"915\"\u003eEarly American commercial document.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1wccbr1\" data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"943\"\u003eNewburyport export trade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7a7duc\" data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"975\"\u003eDestination: Bremen, Germany.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"14567q\" data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1027\"\u003eOriginal embossed \u003cstrong data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1021\"\u003eMassachusetts Customs\u003c\/strong\u003e seal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17qt4lh\" data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1064\"\u003eAttractive engraved ship vignette.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1k6k1m5\" data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1115\"\u003eLarge manuscript entries in brown iron-gall ink.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1fetwmh\" data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1138\"\u003eOriginal laid paper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1hzr8rl\" data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003eReverse shows the embossing of the customs seal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1320\"\u003eThe embossed seal reading \u003cstrong data-start=\"1217\" data-end=\"1250\"\u003e\"United States Massachusetts\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is particularly desirable and confirms its official customs function.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1325\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1353kst\" data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1351\"\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1703\"\u003eThis bill of lading dates from the height of Newburyport's \"Golden Age\" as one of America's busiest seaports. During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Newburyport merchants maintained an active trade with northern Europe, exporting sugar, rum, fish, timber, and other commodities while importing manufactured goods and luxury items.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1995\"\u003eThe shipment of refined sugar illustrates the triangular Atlantic trade that continued following American independence. 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