{"product_id":"1799-amsterdam-to-boston-bill-of-lading-ship-hamilton-seven-pipes-of-geneva-gin-original-wax-seal-silk-early-american-maritime-commerce","title":"1799 Amsterdam to Boston Bill of Lading – Ship Hamilton – Seven Pipes of Geneva Gin – Original Wax Seal \u0026 Silk – Early American Maritime Commerce","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"320\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"55\"\u003eOriginal Maritime Bill of Lading\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"58\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"67\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"84\"\u003e14 July 1799\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"87\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"107\"\u003ePort of Loading:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"134\"\u003eAmsterdam, Netherlands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"137\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"153\"\u003eDestination:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"179\"\u003eBoston, Massachusetts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"182\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"191\"\u003eShip:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"202\"\u003eHamilton\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"205\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"216\"\u003eMaster:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"234\"\u003eThomas Howard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"237\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"255\"\u003eDocument Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Printed English-language Bill of Lading completed in manuscript.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"723\"\u003eThis is an attractive late eighteenth-century merchant shipping document recording the overseas shipment of goods from Amsterdam to Boston during the closing years of the Early American Republic. Bills of lading served as the legal contract between the shipper, carrier, and consignee and are among the most important surviving records of early Atlantic commerce. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"6wihsu\" data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"734\"\u003eCargo\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"788\"\u003eThe handwritten entries record a shipment including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"965\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"8bgb4a\" data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"823\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"823\"\u003eSeven pipes of Geneva (gin)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1p4k0sg\" data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"847\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"847\"\u003eFive bags of mace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6ptm3f\" data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"873\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"873\"\u003eTwo bags of tapioca\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1kk3vpi\" data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"888\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"888\"\u003eOne bale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1jl1hhb\" data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"906\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"906\"\u003eNew netting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"b7030n\" data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"965\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"965\"\u003eTwo boxes of Madeira staves (or similar merchandise)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1065\"\u003e(The exact wording of the final commodity is somewhat difficult to decipher from the photographs.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"du6jx6\" data-start=\"1067\" data-end=\"1082\"\u003eDestination\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1199\"\u003eConsigned for delivery at the port of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1132\"\u003eBoston\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the principal commercial ports of the early United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1xwhjnn\" data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1225\"\u003eOutstanding Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1546\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"vme7kh\" data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1251\"\u003eDated \u003cstrong data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1251\"\u003e14 July 1799\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"bi2rgs\" data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1294\"\u003eAttractive engraved bill of lading form.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"dtu05f\" data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1366\"\u003eOriginal \u003cstrong data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1333\"\u003ered wax merchant's seal\u003c\/strong\u003e with surviving pink silk ribbon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1bgookb\" data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1416\"\u003eSigned by the ship's master, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1415\"\u003eThomas Howard\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1tyj3gc\" data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1456\"\u003ePeriod manuscript entries throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"3qvsem\" data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1546\"\u003eFine example of Dutch-American maritime commerce shortly after the American Revolution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1551\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hlyorq\" data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1579\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1581\" data-end=\"2024\"\u003eThis document reflects the vibrant trade between the Dutch Republic and the young United States. Amsterdam remained one of Europe's leading commercial centers, exporting luxury foods, spirits, spices, textiles, and manufactured goods to American ports. Bills of lading like this accompanied cargo across the Atlantic and functioned simultaneously as a receipt, contract of carriage, and document of title. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2026\" data-end=\"2177\"\u003eThe shipment of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2042\" data-end=\"2056\"\u003eGeneva gin\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2058\" data-end=\"2066\"\u003emace\u003c\/strong\u003e, and other imported commodities illustrates the diverse merchandise entering Boston during the Federal period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2182\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"2184\" data-end=\"2196\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2198\" data-end=\"2208\"\u003eVery Good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2210\" data-end=\"2441\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1fetwmh\" data-start=\"2210\" data-end=\"2232\"\u003eOriginal laid paper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1sgpkoq\" data-start=\"2233\" data-end=\"2285\"\u003eRed wax seal intact with original silk attachment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"f6ayxr\" data-start=\"2286\" data-end=\"2314\"\u003eStrong manuscript entries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"x2bbc2\" data-start=\"2315\" data-end=\"2338\"\u003eLight overall toning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13zwg0l\" data-start=\"2339\" data-end=\"2358\"\u003eNormal fold wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"s6zq16\" data-start=\"2359\" data-end=\"2395\"\u003eMinor edge losses and corner wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1om7h4w\" data-start=\"2396\" data-end=\"2441\"\u003eReverse shows expected embossing from seal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2443\" data-end=\"2526\"\u003eThe survival of both the wax seal and silk tie is a particularly desirable feature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52597783757082,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1859.jpg?v=1785238166","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1799-amsterdam-to-boston-bill-of-lading-ship-hamilton-seven-pipes-of-geneva-gin-original-wax-seal-silk-early-american-maritime-commerce","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}