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Title Priscilla M Almy (Chase) Document with Tax Return and Receipt
Reference MSS 104/Folder 16
Library Nantucket Historical Association
Collection Chase Family Papers, 1771-1919
Date 5 Aug 1854 - 29 Aug 1864
Description A treasury letter addressed to Priscilla M Almy informing her of payment of interest on bonds that she owned. There is also a tax return relating to the estate of Nathaniel Rand (1782-1851) and a receipt for the sale of sheep.
Document Type Ephemera
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce
Keywords money, investment, payment, tax, receipt
Countries USA
Ports Nantucket, USA
People Priscilla M Almy
Additional Information

The Chase family was one of the founding families of Nantucket. They established themselves as seamen; Reuben Chase served under John Paul Jones and was made famous because he was the inspiration for the character Long Tom Coffin in Cooper’s The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea. His brother, Joseph, made regular voyages to France, while Captain Peter Chase ran sealing and cargo vessels to Australia and China. Oliver S Chase, though not a seaman, involved himself as a book-keeper for a shipping company first in Providence, Rhode Island and then in Callao, Peru.

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