America, Benjamin Wright, Newport to Savanna la Mar, 1767

Item

Year

1767

Title

America, Benjamin Wright, Newport to Savanna la Mar, 1767

Vessel name

Vessel type

Ship

Captain / Master

Benjamin Wright

Owner (cargo)

Aaron Lopez
Jacob Rodriguez Rivera

Anchor

Newport, Rhode Island (USA)

Destination

Savanna la Mar (Jamaica)

Cargo

Molasses

Consignee

Henry Cruger Junior

Crew

Benjamin Wright (master); Thomas Forrester (mate); Peleg Greene (2nd mate); Weston Clarke (cooper); Nicholas Weaven (cooper); John Robinson (sailor); James Slowm (sailor); John Bifsell (sailor); Stephen Burdick (sailor); Wager Hull (sailor); John Ten (sailor); Thomas Mumford (sailor); Noah Stoddard (sailor); John Tennant (sailor)

Chronology

Master's time of entry: August 15, 1767. Master's time of discharge: July 18, 1768.
Instructions to the captain: November 6, 1767

Details

Master: 11 months and 3 days on board.
5/8 of what remains in Wright's hands should be remitted to Henry Cruger Jr, merchant in Briston, for the account of Aaron Lopez, in bills of exchange on Bristol or London.

Access points: locations

Access points: persons

Access points: goods

Sources

American Jewish Historical Society, box 3, folder 5, docs. 32, 33 and 41.

Author

Camila Silva

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