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

Year: 1767
Title: America, Benjamin Wright, Newport to Savanna la Mar, 1767
Vessel name: America
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: Jamaica; Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Access points: persons: Wright, Benjamin
Access points: goods: Molasses
Sources: American Jewish Historical Society, box 3, folder 5, docs. 32, 33 and 41.; Lopez to Wright. November 6, 1767
Author: Camila Silva