Charlotte, William Bourk, Newport to Curaçao, 1773

Item

Year

1773

Title

Charlotte, William Bourk, Newport to Curaçao, 1773

Vessel name

Vessel type

Brigantine

Captain / Master

William Bourk

Owner (cargo)

Aaron Lopez

Anchor

Newport, Rhode Island (USA)

Destination

Curaçao

Cargo

50 barrels of superfine flour, 85 barrels of common flour, 4 barrels of buckwheat meal, 11 barrels of indian meal, 20 tons of ship bread, 10 tons of rice, 6 boxes of spermaceti candles, 8 hogsheads of codfish, 4 casks of lady peas, 9 casks of calavants?, 1 barrel of white beans, 1 barrel of loaf sugar, 12 hogsheads of tobacco, 12 barrels of tar, 6/2 barrels of pork, 4 maple tables, 41 canes, 1 box of merchandise, 16 yards and 3/4 of black broadcloth, 1 ??, 8 dozen penknives, 23 thimbles, 3 setts silver breckles, 26990 pine shingles, 2500 of sugar hogshead staves, 1000 foot of oak joist, 1044 foot of pine joist, 1420 foot of white pine plank, 5160 foot of yellow pine boards, and 1659 foot of white pine plank.

Consignee

David Haim do Vale

Crew

Crew shipped in June-July: William Bourk (master), Abraham Hazard (mate), John Bearely (sailor), John Ferdinand (sailor), James Lewis (sailor), Benjamin Bowers (sailor), Josiah Badlam (sailor), James Wilson (boy).
Crew shipped in September-October: William Bourk (master), Abraham Hazard (mate), James Winstanley (mate), Manuel Fernando (sailor), Minguel Antony (sailor), Joseph Anuewavers (sailor), Andrew Antony (sailor), John Ferdinand (sailor), Benjamin Bowers (sailor), Josiah Badlam (sailor), James Willson (boy)

Chronology

Bill of lading: July 8, 1773
1st part of the voyage: Master's time of entry: June 29, 1773. Time of discharge: September 29, 1773
2nd part of the voyage: Master's time of entry: September 29, 1773. Time of discharge: November 3, 1773

Details

Master: (1st part of the voyage) 3 months; (2nd part of the voyage) 1 month and 4 days on board.

Access points: locations

Access points: persons

Access points: goods

Sources

American Jewish Historical Society, box 1, folder 13, doc. 7, 13

Author

Lara Rodrigues

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