Slave receipt, 1803
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This receipt represents a transaction involving a slave captured during a battle off of Tripoli on Dec. 23, 1803, involving the Battleship the Constitution, and the ketch Mathco, now called Intrepid.
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- Title: Slave receipt, 1803
- Creator: Eaton, William
- Creation Date: 1804-11-06
- Subject Date: 1804-11-06
- Town: Syracuse
- State: NY
- Media: ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. S-6006 Misc. box 160/2
- Object Type: Text
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
United States--History--Tripolitan War, 1801-1805
Slavery--New York--19th century
Intrepid (Ship)
United States. Navy--History--Tripolitan War, 1801-1805
Constitution (Ship)
Mathco (Ship)
Sea battles--Libya--Tripoli
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