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Port of Philadelphia: Registry Statements of Cargo Contents Duties Paid and Drawbacks (Roll 6640)

Port of Philadelphia Records: Registry Statements of Cargo Contents Duties Paid and Drawbacks, November 27, 1782 - October 29, 1785, This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education., Receipts, cargo manifests, duty statements, and drawbacks are contained in this series. These records provide such information as the name of the ship, the value of the cargo, the captain's name, the amount of the duty, and the ship's port of origin. The signatures of the captain and the collector of duties can usually be found on most of the documents. Some folders contain written depositions signed by the collector and the importer swearing that the cargo the merchant received was what he had ordered.
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APA citation style
(1782). Port of Philadelphia: Registry Statements of Cargo Contents Duties Paid and Drawbacks (Roll 6640). Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3A517872
MLA citation style
Port Of Philadelphia: Registry Statements Of Cargo Contents Duties Paid And Drawbacks (Roll 6640). no date. Pennsylvania. Comptroller-General's Office, 1782.
Chicago Citation Style citation style
“Port Of Philadelphia: Registry Statements Of Cargo Contents Duties Paid And Drawbacks (Roll 6640)”, Port of Philadelphia Records: Registry Statements of Cargo Contents Duties Paid and Drawbacks, 1782-1785, 1788, 1782. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3A517872.
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Title

Port of Philadelphia: Registry Statements of Cargo Contents Duties Paid and Drawbacks (Roll 6640)

Subject

Pennsylvania. Comptroller-General's Office
Drawbacks
Cargo ships
Tariff

Description

Port of Philadelphia Records: Registry Statements of Cargo Contents Duties Paid and Drawbacks, November 27, 1782 - October 29, 1785

Publisher

Pennsylvania. Comptroller-General's Office

Department

Office of the Comptroller General

Division

Port of Philadelphia

Date

1782-1785

Location Covered

Pennsylvania

Type

text

Original Format

microfilm

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

RG4-6640

Language

English

Relation

RG 4, Port of Philadelphia Records, Series 91, Registry Statements of Cargo Contents Duties Paid and Drawbacks, 1782-1785, 1788

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/

Contact

Commercial use of this image requires permission and may be subject to a fee. Contact Pennsylvania State Archives at http://www.pastatearchives.com

Contributing Institution

Pennsylvania State Archives

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Notes

Receipts, cargo manifests, duty statements, and drawbacks are contained in this series. These records provide such information as the name of the ship, the value of the cargo, the captain's name, the amount of the duty, and the ship's port of origin. The signatures of the captain and the collector of duties can usually be found on most of the documents. Some folders contain written depositions signed by the collector and the importer swearing that the cargo the merchant received was what he had ordered.