[Port of Charleston]:

THESE ARE TO CERTIFY ALL WHOM IT DOTH CONCERN, THAT PETER MULDER MASTER OR COMMANDER OF THE SHIP HARMONY BURDEN 220 24/95 TNS. TONS, OR THEREABOUTS, MOUNTED WITH TEN GUNS, NAVIGATED WITH SIXTEEN MEN, UNITED STATES BUILT AND BOUND FOR HAVANNAH HAVING ON BOARD CARGO AS BY ANNEXED MANIFEST. . . HATH HERE ENTERED AND CLEARED HIS VESSEL ACCORDING TO LAW. GIVEN UNDER OUR HANDS AND SEALS, AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE OF CHARLESTON, THIS FOURTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1798 AND IN THE TWENTY THIRD YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Charleston: Printed by T.B. Bowen, No. 32, Church-Street, 1798. Broadside Ship Manifest, 9-1/2" x 15. Toned, otherwise Very Good. Printed document, surrounded by decorative border, completed in manuscript and signed in ink by James Simons and --- Waring.

A rare 18th century American Imprint, unrecorded on ESTC, AAS, the Library Company, or the standard bibliographies.
The Cargo listed included dry goods, brandy, rice, claret, salt, and other items. Whether any slaves were on board is a matter of conjecture. Cuba became a major locale for the slave trade, exports as well as imports. Item #39623

Price: $1,000.00