Industry, John Hyer, Newport to Kingston, 1766
Item
Year
1766
Title
Industry, John Hyer, Newport to Kingston, 1766
Vessel name
Vessel type
Sloop
Captain / Master
John Hyer
Owner (vessel)
Aaron Lopez
Owner (cargo)
Aaron Lopez
Anchor
Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Destination
Kingston (Jamaica)
Cargo
20 barrels of Irish beef, 20 barrels of Irish pork, 20 barrels of turpentine, 16 barrels of pitch, 10 barrels of tar, 10 barrels of oil, 62 barrels of alewives, 4 barrels of blue fish, 15 barrels of beans, 3 tierces containing 42 dozens and 2/3 of bottles of wine, 1 pipe of wine, 4 hogsheads of codfish, 2 maple desks, 1 kittereen, 10033 foot of pine boards, 19500 shingles, 13 kegs of honey, 100 boxes of spermaceti candles, 100 shaken hogsheads, 50 water hogsheads, 600 hoops, 11000 feet of boards for heading, 500 boards and joist for awning, 8 barrels of corn, 158 bushels of oats, 63 bushels of bran, 24 horses, 5 tons and 1/4 of screwed hay,16 quintals of more codfish, and 33 boxes of spermaceti candles.
Consignee
John Hyer
Crew
John Hyer (master); John Nichols (mate); John Culver (cooper); Valentine Strong (sailor); John Roges (sailor); Nathaniel Lock (sailor); Timothy Lock (sailor); Thomas Mumford (sailor); James Frisken (sailor); James Gardner (boy)
Chronology
Bill of lading: June 27, 1766.
Master's time of entry: May 21, 1766. Time of discharge: May 22, 1767.
Master's time of entry: May 21, 1766. Time of discharge: May 22, 1767.
Details
Master: 1 year and 1 day on board.
Sailor James Frisken shipped on board the sloop Industry on November 1st. He was on board for 6 months and 19 days.
Captain Hyer is instructed to, in the case he cannot dispose of all cargo, endeavour to obtain the best intelligence of the state of markets at other ports of Jamaica. In return, Lopez prefers a cargo of molasses, but in case they prove scarce, Hyer may invest the cash or what he may have left of the cargo in such commodities as Hyer thinks best for Lopez's interest, because he trusts in his "intelligence and capacity".
Sailor James Frisken shipped on board the sloop Industry on November 1st. He was on board for 6 months and 19 days.
Captain Hyer is instructed to, in the case he cannot dispose of all cargo, endeavour to obtain the best intelligence of the state of markets at other ports of Jamaica. In return, Lopez prefers a cargo of molasses, but in case they prove scarce, Hyer may invest the cash or what he may have left of the cargo in such commodities as Hyer thinks best for Lopez's interest, because he trusts in his "intelligence and capacity".
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Sources
American Jewish Historical Society, box 4, folder 20, docs. 1, 15, 17 and 18.
Author
Camila Silva