[Rarebooks] FS: American Line Shipping Documents, 1888

[Bob Petrilla]

American Line. AMERICAN LINE, LIVERPOOL TO PHILADELPHIA -- Five (5)
shipping manifests/ bills of lading, specifying the goods shipped and the
steamship carrying each shipment: Issued by Richardson, Spence & Co,
European Agents. Liverpool, England, 1888. Original manuscripts. Partly
printed, accomplished by hand, as follow: (1) Three Cases & Seven Bales
Merchandise, shipped to Order at Philadelphia, 13 March 1888, aboard the
Steamship "Indiana"; (2) Eight hundred, forty-nine bags Potatoes (Williams
Selected Magnums), shipped Roberts & Williams at Philadelphia, 18 April
1888, aboard the Steamship "British Prince"; (3) Two Bales Wool, shipped by
F. Willey to Order at Philadelphia, 23 April 1888, aboard the Steamship
"British Princess"; (4) One hundred Tons Pig Iron, shipped to Order at
Philadelphia, 8 May 1888, aboard the Steamship "Lord Gough"; (5) Thirty
Cases Granular Preparations, shipped by Alfred Bishop & Sons to J. Wyeth &
Bro. at Philadelphia, 22 May 1888, aboard the Steamship "Lord Clive."  All
bills of lading have embossed six-pence revenue stamps, one vertical fold,
and are signed by M. Withers.  Each, 8.25" x 13.25" Very Good.  $85.00

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