Charlotte, Ebenezer Shearman, Gaspé to Jamaica and Newport, 1772
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Year
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1772
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Title
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Charlotte, Ebenezer Shearman, Gaspé to Jamaica and Newport, 1772
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Vessel type
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Brigantine
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Captain / Master
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Ebenezer Shearman
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Owner (vessel)
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Aaron Lopez
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Owner (cargo)
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Aaron Lopez
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Anchor
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Gaspé (Canada)
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Destination
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Jamaica
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Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
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Cargo
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Gaspé to Jamaica: alewives and dry fish (cod)
Jamaica to Newport: molasses or rum
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Crew
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Ebenezer Shearman (master), imperceptible name (mate), David Preston (sailor), Samuel Clark? (sailor), George Smith (sailor), John ? (sailor), imperceptible name (sailor), imperceptible name (boy), John Fairbanks? (sailor)
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Chronology
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Master's time of entry: July 23, 1772. Master's time of discharge: December 9, 1772.
Instructions to the captain: May 8, 1772.
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Details
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Master: 4 months and 16 days on board.
Captain Ebenezer Shearman is instructed to receive from Captain Thomas Earnshey the brigantine Charlotte, which he should take under his command and load with many barrels of alewives and the remainder of the cargo in dry fish. He should follow an annexed bill of lading enumerating the contents of whatever he may ship on Lopez's account on board of the brigantine for Kingston or any port of Jamaica, where he should dispose of his cargo.
In case Benjamin Wright is then in Kingston, he should deliver the cargo and follow his directions. In case of his absence and the markets at Kingston proves low, Shearman is instructed to try any other ports he may judge best and there invest his cargo in molasses, with which he should return home as soon as possible. The goods that were unsold should be delivered to Captain Earnshey. An enclosed letter to John Denny, which should be delivered to him at Bona Ventura, with the few articles enumerated in an annexed invoice.
If Shearman finds molasses scarce at Jamaica, he may take some rum. What monies he may pick up, he should keep in order to stop at the Mole and lay it out in molasses.
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Sources
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American Jewish Historical Society box 1, folder 12, doc 24
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Author
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Lara Rodrigues
