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Accounts, Brookland Forge
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Can you read a manuscript?
Try reading and transcribing these two
documents from Garret Rapalje's business.
Who sent Garret this document, and why?
Jamaica ____ 7th 1767
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Sep
Sep.
Sept
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Sr. Be _____ to send
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pleas
please
pleased
by the _______ on my account
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berer
barer
bearer
one _____ _____
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Dozen Knifes
Dozin Kniefs
Dozin Knief
__ Forks of the ____
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an ... Common
+ ... Commen
& ... Common
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What can you decipher about this manuscript?
What was the name of the ship and of her captain?
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Where did this ship originate?
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Where is this ship headed after she leaves "New-York"?
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What is the date on this manuscript?
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What is the purpose of this document?
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