Charlotte, Ebenezer Shearman, Newport to Mole and Jamaica, 1772
Item
Year
1772
Title
Charlotte, Ebenezer Shearman, Newport to Mole and Jamaica, 1772
Vessel name
Vessel type
Brigantine
Captain / Master
Ebenezer Shearman
Owner (cargo)
Aaron Lopez
Anchor
Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Destination
Mole Saint-Nicolas, Hispaniola (Haiti)
Jamaica
Cargo
34 barrels of superfine flour, 50 barrels of common flour, 8 tons of rice, 15 hogsheads of codfish, 25 barrels of salt, 50 boxes of spermaceti candles, 10 barrels of lamp oil, 6 barrels of tar, 6 barrels of pork, 5081 white oak hogshead staves, 2463 red oak hogshead stave, 1300 white oak hogshead heading, 50 shaken hogsheads, 12000 hogshead hoops, 20000 cedar shingles, 3140 pine boards, 48 cheeses, 20 turkeys, 20 geese, 12 sheep & provender
Consignee
John Duprey
Benjamin Wright
Crew
Ebenezer Shearman (master), Henry Davedant (mate), John Beasly Cooper (mate), John Vallentine (cooper), John Reed (sailor), Charles Whitfeld (sailor), Samuel Hill (sailor), "Negro" Caff, servant of Benjamin Wright (sailor), "Negro" Quash, servant of Benjamin Wright (sailor).
Chronology
Bill of lading: January 19, 1773
Master's time of entry: December 10, 1772
Time of discharge: June 24, 1773
Master's time of entry: December 10, 1772
Time of discharge: June 24, 1773
Details
Master: 6 months and 14 days on board.
Access points: locations
Access points: persons
Access points: goods
Sources
American Jewish Historical Society box 1, folder 12, doc 21 and 52
American Jewish Historical Society, box 5, folder 31, doc. 16, file 6 (from Newport Historical Society, Shipping Book of Aaron Lopez. 1771-1773)
Author
Lara Rodrigues