Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Bill of Lading

Bill of Lading, an acknowledgment signed by the master of a ship, and given to a merchant. It contains an account of the goods received on board by the former from the latter, with a promise to deliver them at a certain place, for a specified sum.

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