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Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc., South Orange, NJ, U.S.A.Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.
Contact seller2-star sellerJuly 1863-March 1864. A set of six financial documents relating to two ships. The barque Texas and the barque Alamo were owned by Oliver H. Perry, a shipping merchant from Southport, Connecticut. The Texas was lost at sea in late 1862 while serving the Union cause during the American Civil War. Five of the six documents report Perrys earnings on the ships. These are from Connecticut shipping company Wakeman, Dimon & Co., who operated Perrys ships. The sixth letter is from the Atlantic Insurance Company. It concerns Perrys insurance policies on the ships. The documents are in very good condition overall with folds.…
