1791 SHIPPING DOCUMENT Adriana Tobias Lear George Washington association

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[1791 SHIPPING DOCUMENT; WASHINGTON-TOBIAS LEAR ASSOCIATION; AMERICANA] 1791 SHIPPING DOCUMENT FOR THE “GOOD SHIP CALLED THE ADRIANA…JOHN ROBERTSON from Liverpool, England, to Philadelphia, dated in Liverpool, July 19, 1791
, handwritten notes at left for prices for different parts of cargo, more handwritten prices on reverse, plus note “To be delivered J. Lisle Jr. & Co.”,
the ship Adriana under captain John Robertson is known to have delivered goods for George Washington
as reported in a letter by Tobias Lear to Washington, see below for details;
NOTES:
TOBIAS LEAR
, 1762-1816, George Washington’s personal secretary from 1784-99, mentions the ship Adriana with captain John Robertson in a 1793 letter to Washington, “We had three arrivals here yesterday from England, and the principal accounts brought by them will be found in the enclosed papers.”, letter to George Washington, dated Philadelphia, April 10, 1793, in the respective footnote 4, “
The three ships that arrived at Philadelphia on 9 April were the George Barclay, Captain Collet, and the Harmony, Captain Osman, both from London, plus the
Adriana, Captain John Robertson, from Liverpool
.”, Lear is probably referring to goods for the Washington household or for Washington’s personal use, one of Lear’s duties was filling out Washington’s expense reports and keeping records of his finances, (“To George Washington from Tobias Lear, 10 April 1793”, Founder’s Online website);
JOHN LISLE JR. & CO.
is listed as a Philadelphia merchant of the period on Market Street, Philadelphia in the book “Market Street, Philadelphia: The Most Historic Highway in America, its merchants, and it story.”
/// CONDITION:
well-preserved with normal age-toning, light edgewear.
keywords: Americana, 19th century international shipping, historical document