{"product_id":"1807-u-s-customs-import-certificate-port-of-duxbury-massachusetts-antigua","title":"1807 U.S. Customs Import Certificate – Port of Duxbury, Massachusetts – Antigua","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal United States Customs import certificate issued at the \u003cb\u003ePort of Duxbury, Massachusetts\u003c\/b\u003e, dated \u003cb\u003eMay 13, 1807\u003c\/b\u003e, documenting the lawful importation of \u003cb\u003eone puncheon [110 gallons] of rum\u003c\/b\u003e from \u003cb\u003eAntigua\u003c\/b\u003e aboard the American brig \u003cb\u003eLark\u003c\/b\u003e, commanded by \u003cb\u003eMorris Morton\u003c\/b\u003e, and imported by \u003cb\u003eClapp \u0026amp; Fletcher\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis official printed government form, completed in manuscript, certifies the arrival of Caribbean rum into the District of Massachusetts and bears the signatures of the \u003cb\u003eCollector [Robinson]\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eInspector Joel Hill\u003c\/b\u003e. The left margin contains contemporary warehouse and cargo notations identifying the shipment as a 110-gallon, three-proof puncheon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis document is also signed by Benjamin Lincoln , a general in the Revolutionary War who was present at the surrender of Yorktown. Lincoln later became harbour master in Boston following the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIssued during the administration of \u003cb\u003ePresident Thomas Jefferson\u003c\/b\u003e, the document predates the Embargo Act of 1807, when New England's maritime economy relied heavily on trade with the British West Indies. Such certificates accompanied imported merchandise to verify customs compliance and payment of duties and were generally discarded after use, making surviving examples uncommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn attractive early American maritime and customs document with strong appeal to collectors of Federal-period commerce, New England history, Caribbean trade, and early United States government records.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e May 13, 1807\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocation:\u003c\/b\u003e Port of Duxbury, District of Massachusetts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCargo:\u003c\/b\u003e One puncheon [110 gallons] of Antigua rum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Very good, with expected folds, light toning, minor edge wear, and complete, legible manuscript entries. A desirable Federal-era customs document from the early Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44601441419342,"sku":"EB-52581502746906","price":575.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/8155\/9630\/files\/57_8ea486b6-4e87-4bc3-bbac-07368e512451.jpg?v=1792410009","url":"https:\/\/thearchiveauthority.com\/products\/1807-u-s-customs-import-certificate-port-of-duxbury-massachusetts-antigua","provider":"The Archive Authority","version":"1.0","type":"link"}