George, Brotherton Degget, Newport to Windward Islands, 1771

Year: 1771
Title: George, Brotherton Degget, Newport to Windward Islands, 1771
Vessel name: George
Vessel type: Sloop
Captain / Master: Brotherton Degget
Owner (cargo): Aaron Lopez
Anchor: Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Destination: Windward Islands
Cargo: 100 barrels of monhayden, 26 hogsheads of codfish, 12 kegs of pickled salmon, 60 of cheese, 5800 of white oak hogsheads staves, 1000 red oak hogshead staves, 8000 hops, 200 feet of pine plank, 180 of geese, 160 turkeys, 134 bushels of corn, 15 bushels of oats, and 18 water casks.
Chronology: Bill of lading: November 20, 1771
Access points: locations: Newport, Rhode Island (USA); Windward Islands
Access points: persons: Degget, Brotherton
Access points: goods: Animals; Cheese; Fish; Grain and flour; Hardware; Water; Wood
Sources: American Jewish Historical Society box 5, folder 31, doc. 16, file 1 (from Newport Historical Society, Shipping Book of Aaron Lopez. 1771-1773)
Author: Lara Rodrigues