Cleopatra, William Bourk, Newport to Mole Saint-Nicolas, 1772
Item
Year
1772
Title
Cleopatra, William Bourk, Newport to Mole Saint-Nicolas, 1772
Vessel name
Vessel type
Ship
Captain / Master
William Bourk
Anchor
Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Destination
Mole Saint-Nicolas, Hispaniola (Haiti)
Cargo
125 boxes of spermaceti candles, 7 hogsheads of codfish, 20 barrels of flour, 139 barrels of monhayden, 161 barrels of alewives, 12300 red oak hogshead stave, 257 shaken hogsheads, 28000 shingles, 12902 hard pine boards, 15859 eastern pine boards & planks, and 3800 of hoops.
Consignee
John Duprey
Crew
William Bourk (master); Godfree Manchester (mate); Paul McDaniel (cooper); Daniel Gray (sailor); Matthew Longwood (sailor); David Thomas (sailor); Arnold Briggs (sailor); Benjamin Butts (sailor); Isaac Sanford (sailor); Arthur McLead (sailor); John Bourk (sailor); James Neugent (sailor); David Manchester (sailor); Giles Brownell (sailor); Newport Briggs (sailor).
Chronology
Bill of lading: July 15, 1772
Master's time of entry: July 10, 1772. Master's time of discharge: November 5, 1772.
Master's time of entry: July 10, 1772. Master's time of discharge: November 5, 1772.
Details
Master: 3 months and 25 days on board.
Last member of the crew to be discharged: 5 months and 6 days.
Sailors Matthew Longwood and David Thomas run away.
Last member of the crew to be discharged: 5 months and 6 days.
Sailors Matthew Longwood and David Thomas run away.
Access points: locations
Access points: persons
Access points: goods
Sources
American Jewish Historical Society, box 3, folder 9, docs. 22 and 44.
American Jewish Historical Society, box 5, folder 31, doc. 16, file 4 (from Newport Historical Society, Shipping Book of Aaron Lopez. 1771-1773)
Author
Camila Silva