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GB 0096 MS 749 · c1762

Manuscripts relating to North American trade, namely:

  1. 'An account of the value of the imports into England from the North American Colonies from Christmas 1739 to Christmas 1761.' The account shows the value of imports from each of the 12 colonies, with an abstract of the total amount for each year.
  2. An account similar to the above, showing the value of exports from England to the North American Colonies, 1739-1761.
    There is no evidence to show by whom or for whom the accounts were drawn up. They appear to have been for official use.
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GB 0096 MS 223 · [1700-1750]

Manuscript volume containing a report giving a list of all the costs of the upkeep of a galley in a squadron, [1700-1750], requested by 'S R Gerosna', entitled 'Relazione distinta di tutta la somma che si spende e consuma per il manteninento di una galera dalla squadra di questa S R Gerosna'. Includes frequent references to the port at Malta, and to Sicily, Sardinia and other islands in the Mediterranean, and notes of advice for captains of galleys trading in the area.

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