Archive Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
S1547 |
Title |
Bill of lading for St. John's Church baptismal font, 1759 |
Scope & Content |
Bill of lading for the baptismal font at St. John's Church. Dated July 18, 1759. Letter addressed to Daniel Pearce [Peirce] of Piscataqua from Gidney Clarke of Barbados, states that the font comes "from John Tufton Mason Esq., Governor of Senegal, a Font being a present from him to the Church at Piscataqua." The font was shipped on the sloop Bonadventure. |
Collection |
Single Items / Small Collections |
Object Name |
Bill of Lading |
Date |
July 18, 1759 |
Extent of Description |
1 framed object |
People |
Clarke, Gedney Markham, Patrick, fl. 1755-1759 Mason, John Tufton, c1712-1787 Peirce, Daniel, 1709-1773 |
Search Terms |
Bonadventure (Sloop) Piscataqua River (Me. and N.H.) Portsmouth (N.H.) St. John's Church |
Subjects |
Baptisms Barbados Caribbean area Churches Fonts Gifts Shipping Ships |