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[1] The impost was the duty imposed by Britain on imported tobacco, and the cockett was the certified document (for which a fee was charged) issued that the impost had been paid.
Letter from Robert Carter to Joseph Paise, July 23, 1720 1720
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I haue sent you 100/t worth of cloth per Mr. Graves with the bill of particulars and cockett hereiuclosed, the chardges endorsed on the back of the bilL I hope if the Lord sent yt safe you may with good content make 30/i gayne; I spoke for as much lynen cloth to haue sent you by this ship, but the shipp was full laden before I could gett yt readye.
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