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Title: Antigua, 22 July 1758. ALS to Davenport and Wentworth...
Author: Wentworth, Daniel, fl. 1758-1760
Addressee: Wentworth, Hugh Hall, ca. 1740-1774
All Contributors: Wentworth, Daniel, fl. 1758-1760 (Author), Davenport & Wentworth (Firm), ca. 1757-1766 (Addressee), Day, John, fl. 1758 (Contributor), Wentworth, Hugh Hall, ca. 1740-1774 (Addressee)
Place of Origin: Antigua and Barbuda
Date: 1758-7-22
Series Heading: M132. Wentworth, Daniel, fl. 1758.
Geography: Antigua, Sint Eustatius, Saint Kitts
Subject: Frigates -- Saint Kitts and Nevis -- Saint Kitts -- Early works to 1800, Naval Convoys -- West Indies, Merchant ships -- Antigua and Barbuda -- Early works to 1800, Merchant ships -- Netherlands, West Indies -- History
Notes: "This my Second by Capt: Phillips... to acquaint you of my arrival at Antigua where I have Sold my Cargo to Mr: John Day... I run for St: Kitts but fell in to windward and was very Lucky for there is 2 Frigates one of 28 the Other of 30 or 36 Guns Crusing of St: Kitts and have been in to Statia and it is said they are to Convoy Dutch Ships Clear of the Islands--..." signed "Dan Wentworth" with postscript.Includes local prices, asks for insurance., Original digital object name: bei-m132, This digital resource is provided by the Special Collections department, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, United States.

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