Neptune, James Bourk, Newport to Mole Saint-Nicolas, 1772
Item
Year
1772
Title
Neptune, James Bourk, Newport to Mole Saint-Nicolas, 1772
Vessel name
Vessel type
Brigantine
Captain / Master
James Bourk
Owner (vessel)
Aaron Lopez
Owner (cargo)
Aaron Lopez
Anchor
Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Destination
Mole Saint-Nicolas, Hispaniola (Haiti)
Cargo
5900 3/4 of sugar hogshead staves, 200 shaken hogsheads, 3000 hogshead hoops, 29000 cedar shingles, 11000 pine shingles, 22055 feet yellow pine boards, 10 barrels of tar, 10 barrels of pitch, 100 barrels of shad, 50 barrels of alewives, 2 barrels of bass, 17 boxes of codfish, 25 barrels of superfine flour, 30 barrels of common flour, 12 neats of tongues, 10 gammons, 47 pieces of smoked beef, 1 red cedar desk, 450 bunches onions, 140 doubloons, 1 pistole, and 20 barrels of common flour.
Consignee
John Dupuy
Crew
James Bourk (master), Edward Kirby (mate), William Clarke (boatswain), James Stokes (sailor), John Harwood (sailor), Morris Smith (sailor), Joseph Allen (sailor), Thomas Moor (sailor), William Tripp (cooper)
Chronology
Bill of lading: August 7, 1772.
Master's time of entry: July 23, 1772. Time of discharge: November 4, 1772.
Instructions to the captain: August 7, 1772.
Master's time of entry: July 23, 1772. Time of discharge: November 4, 1772.
Instructions to the captain: August 7, 1772.
Details
Master: 3 months on board and 14 days on board. Edward Kerbey (mate) was discharged in November 13, 1772. Dupuy has orders to dispatch a cargo of molasses to Newport on board the Neptune.
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Sources
American Jewish Historical Society, box 2, folder 12, doc. 10, 11, 15 and 36
Author
Lara Rodrigues