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Statuta Venetorum
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Moses Brown papers
Manuscripts
This collection contains correspondence and business papers belonging to the shipping merchant Moses Brown in relation to his business in the West Indies, Spain, and Portugal. The letters are from agents and sea-captains to Moses Brown regarding his cargo. Also included are: bills of lading, invoices, accounts of sales of cargo, port changes, etc. The collection also contains several legal papers such as contracts and agreements. The collection is organized by the region of Brown's trade and commerce: Cuba and St. Thomas; Guadeloupe and Haiti; Jamaica; Martinique; Spain and Portugal; and Trinidad, St. Lucia, and Sint Eustatius (these categories are general in nature and not mutually exclusive; some of the ports show up in more than one of the categories). Browns' cargo consisted of various items including, but not limited to: sugar, potatoes, beef, fish, soap, butter, candles, coffee, lumber, lard, molasses, etc.
mssBrown, Moses papers
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Moses Brown papers
Manuscripts
This collection contains correspondence and business papers belonging to the shipping merchant Moses Brown in relation to his business in the West Indies, Spain, and Portugal. The letters are from agents and sea-captains to Moses Brown regarding his cargo. Also included are: bills of lading, invoices, accounts of sales of cargo, port changes, etc. The collection also contains several legal papers such as contracts and agreements. The collection is organized by the region of Brown's trade and commerce: Cuba and St. Thomas; Guadeloupe and Haiti; Jamaica; Martinique; Spain and Portugal; and Trinidad, St. Lucia, and Sint Eustatius (these categories are general in nature and not mutually exclusive; some of the ports show up in more than one of the categories). Browns' cargo consisted of various items including, but not limited to: sugar, potatoes, beef, fish, soap, butter, candles, coffee, lumber, lard, molasses, etc.
mssBrown, Moses papers
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Printed ephemera, 1913-1920
Manuscripts
Includes Harbour Regulations for the Port of Shanghai; Pacific Load Line Data by J.C. Rohlfs; United States Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau. Small Craft, Storm, and Hurricane Warnings; and "Code Flag" and "Answering Pennant."
mssHoffmane
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Receipted bills for provisioning
Manuscripts
This is a collection of seven receipts for goods transported by the steamship Polynesia. Some are inventories of cargo, and some are payment lists for various shipments.
mssHM 26542
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Liber constitutionu[m] Sa[n]cte Matris Ecclesie:
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Code of laws for the papal states promulgated by Cardinal Albornoz in 1357, also known as the Constitutiones Aegidianae, with additions that deal primarily with the Marches of Ancona. First printed at Jesi in 1473 with title: Liber constitutionum sanctae matris ecclesiae. The present edition contains additional legislation to 1480.
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Pacific Mail Steamship Company's steamer, Costa Rica
Visual Materials
A later version of the print made for Atlantic Mail Steamship Company (qv. priKMEpri 0083), with a number of changes: 1) added cabins along top deck, drawn in behind original figures; "Costa Rica" added to paddle-box; "AMSSCO" changed to "PMSSCO" on paddle-box; house flag replace; American navy jack, then used with merchant vessel, added to bow of the vessel. Focus of item: Costa Rica.
priJHK 00283