Charlotte, Ebenezer Shearman, Gaspé to Jamaica and Newport, 1772
Item
Year
1772
Title
Charlotte, Ebenezer Shearman, Gaspé to Jamaica and Newport, 1772
Vessel name
Vessel type
Brigantine
Captain / Master
Ebenezer Shearman
Owner (vessel)
Aaron Lopez
Owner (cargo)
Aaron Lopez
Anchor
Gaspé (Canada)
Destination
Jamaica
Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Cargo
Gaspé to Jamaica: alewives and dry fish (cod)
Jamaica to Newport: molasses or rum
Jamaica to Newport: molasses or rum
Crew
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)
Chronology
Master's time of entry: July 23, 1772. Master's time of discharge: December 9, 1772.
Instructions to the captain: May 8, 1772.
Instructions to the captain: May 8, 1772.
Details
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.
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
American Jewish Historical Society box 1, folder 12, doc 24
Author
Lara Rodrigues