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Underage Consent Letter

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Martha's Vineyard Museum

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About this artifact

This was a letter signed by Jane West of New Bedford giving permission for her son, Joseph West, to sail with the whaling ship Andrews. Joseph was a young man and needed his parent or guardian's consent.

Date:
1867
Dimensions:
8" x 6.2"

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