PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE SHIP JANE, ACCOMPANYING A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE NINETEENTH INSTANT; ORDERED TO BE PRINTED

City of Washington: A. & G. Way, Printers, 1810. First Edition. Pamphlet. Very Good. City of Washington: A. & G. Way Printers, 1810.First edition. 8 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches: pp. [14] including 3 foldout tables. Sewn binding. Removed from a book of pamphlets.

Title-page wrinkled near spine, impression from paper clip near upper left-hand corner, and small fold on bottom edge. Two vertical, parallel creases run along length of pamphlet. First leaf has come loose from the thread. Pages lightly tanned with minimal foxing.

(Poore, Feb. 21, 1810). Most likely a forged bill of lading. "In the normal course of events the seller of a cargo (‘the shipper') delivers the cargo to the sea carrier at the port of loading, and the sea carrier issues a bill of lading to the shipper. The shipper  then sends the original bill to the buyer of the cargo (‘consignee'). The consignee presents the original bill to the carrier, at the port of unloading, who in return issues a delivery order to enable the consignee to collect the cargo from the port. Sometimes this process is done through a ‘forwarder' who works as a mediator between the cargo interests (the shipper and the consignee) on one side and the sea carrier on the other. The forwarder is deemed to be the carrier in terms of its relationship with the cargo interests and it can issue what are known as ‘house bills of lading' against receiving the cargo from the shipper. It will also often receive the original bill of lading from the sea carrier.

Fraudulent bills of lading  Unfortunately the complicated process involved in shipping cargo and the number of entities involved can be taken advantage of by fraudsters. One way in which they seek to do so is by creating fraudulent bills of lading. These cover theft of cargo through forged documents; theft of cargo through other fraudulent means; and the improper use of documents"...(Al Tamimi & Company site).