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Tag: shipping
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Private account written by Nahray b. Nissim and one of his partners. Around 1059. Account for shipping wood from Egypt to the Maghreb via Mayadiya. Also mentions accounts about shipping varnish and buying flax. (Information from Gil, Kingdom, Vol. 2, #288) VMR
Letter from Ayash b. Ṣedaqa, Alexandria, to an unknown addressee. Dating: January 1051. Lists of goods that were bought or sold. Some details about the market and credit conditions as well as details about shipping. (Information from Gil, Kingdom, Vol. 3, #486) VMR
Letter from Ḥalfon ha-Kohen b. Yehuda ha-Kohen to Abu al-Farah Arus b. Yosef about the troubles he underwent after leaving for a business trip. On the way by boat his wares were drenched and spoiled. He also reports about a business dispute with a third person which was solved by way of a settlement out of court. (Information and translation from Goitein, Letters)
