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Officer's Camp Chest

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A 1775 Officer's Camp Chest belonging to Hugh Cossart Baker of the British Army's 27th Regiment. It was made from oak, birch, cedrella, iron, steel, brass, papter, paint, and ink. It was made in England and sold in Halifax.

Tags: 1775, 27th regiment, camp chest, England, Halifax, Hugh Cossart Baker, mid-18th century, Nova Scotia, wood

Advertisement in the London Evening Post for American Pine-Bud Tea. December 6, 1766.

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Advertisement in the London Evening Post for American Pine-Bud tea being sold as a medical remedy in Bristol, Piccadilly, Bath, York, Sheffield, and Oxford.

Tags: 18th century, Advertisement, America, Bath, Bristol, London, mid-18th century, Newspaper, Oxford, Piccadilly, Sheffield, sugar, tea, trade, transatlantic, transatlantic trade, York

"A Survey of the City and Suburbs of Bristol," 1750.

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A map of Bristol completed in 1750 by surveyor John Rocque. Includes detailed streets and buildings, as well as ten accompanying illustrations featuring the Exchange of Bristol and several views of the city.

Tags: 1750, 18th century, Bristol, commerce, England, Exchange, John Rocque, Map, mid-18th century, trade, transatlantic, transatlantic trade

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