Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
William Pepperrell of Kittery wrote to the commissioners and principal officers of the British Navy to report on the completion of a ship, the America, being built for the British Navy.
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About This Item
- Title: William Pepperrell letter on completion of ship, 1749
- Creator: William Pepperrell
- Creation Date: 1749-06-07
- Subject Date: 1749
- Location: Kittery, York County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 420, Box 8/36
- Collection: John S. H. Fogg autograph collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- America (Ship)
- Letters
- Pepperrell, William, Sir, 1696-1759--Correspondence
- Ships--Great Britain
- United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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