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Reference code
GB RPSL PB-CORRESP-LB-101030-193
Title
Correspondence and Shipping Records, October 1862
Date(s)
- Oct 1st 1862; Oct 6th 1862 (Creation)
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1 page
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Language of material
English
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Summary: This page contains three documents: a letter discussing work hours and sleep for men, a shipping notice for cheque bills sent by rail, and a detailed shipment record for cases and iron kegs sent to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Ayres, including weights, contents, and instructions for bills of lading. The correspondence is primarily between Perkins Bacon & Co and various other firms, dated October 1862.
