Brigantine Swan bill of lading
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A 1759 bill of lading for one chest of merchandise and one enslaved person to be delivered to the Port of Monto Cristo by Captain John Waddell, Jr. on board the Brigantine Swan (or perhaps Sivan) leaving from New York harbor.
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This collection consists of a single document.
Scope and Contents
A bill of lading for one chest of merchandise and one enslaved person to be delivered to the Port of Monto Cristo by Captain John Waddell, Jr. on board the Brigantine Swan (or perhaps Sivan) leaving from New York harbor. The document is dated October 20, 1759.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brigantine Swan bill of landing, 1977.447, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition unknown. The item was formally accessioned in 1977.
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Oppressive descriptive language was remediated from the abstract note in this finding aid as part of an anti-racist descriptive language audit performed in December 2020. The collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in November 2023. At this time the collection was renamed to reflect that "Swan" seems to be a more accurate reading of the vessel's name as written in the document than "Sivan."
