1834 U.S. Consular Invoice Liverpool Staffordshire Pottery Export To Phila.

1834 United States Consular Invoice for Staffordshire Earthenware ExportOriginal manuscript and printed consular affidavit dated September 1834, documenting the export of Staffordshire earthenware from Longport, Staffordshire, England to Philadelphia.Completed on an official printed United States Consular form and certified at Liverpool by Francis B. Ogden, United States Consul.Features include:Original 1834 manuscript entriesJoseph Stubbs export affidavitStaffordshire pottery manufacturerShipment valued at £278 18s 5dDestination: Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaLarge embossed United States consular sealOriginal signaturesPrinted eagle headingHistorical customs and import documentThese early U.S. consular invoices were required for imported merchandise entering American ports and are increasingly collected for their connection to early American commerce and the Staffordshire ceramics trade.Condition is consistent with use aboard ship and in customs offices, with folds, tears, edge losses, staining, and paper loss as shown. The embossed seal and principal text remain intact.An excellent early nineteenth-century document relating to the transatlantic pottery trade between England and the United States.