Betsey, Henry Jakways, Newport to Mole Saint-Nicolas and Savanna la Mar, 1773
Item
Year
1773
Title
Betsey, Henry Jakways, Newport to Mole Saint-Nicolas and Savanna la Mar, 1773
Vessel name
Vessel type
Sloop
Captain / Master
Henry Jakways
Owner (cargo)
Aaron Lopez
Anchor
Newport, Rhode Island (USA)
Destination
Mole Saint-Nicolas, Hispaniola (Haiti)
Savanna la Mar (Jamaica)
Cargo
15 barrels of common Philadelphia flour, 92 barrels of superfine Philadelphia, 40 barrels of herring, 5 barrels of tar, 5 barrels of turpentine, 2 barrels of pitch, 6 hogsheads of codfish, 12 tons of rice, 1105 oak plank, 2500 sugar hogshead staves, 1000 hogshead of hoops, 3000 cedar shingles, 30 boxes of spermaceti candles, 1 barrel of Jamaica rum, and 9 horses.
Consignee
William Taggart
Chronology
Bill of lading: February 15, 1773
Access points: locations
Access points: persons
Access points: goods
Sources
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